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2011 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine.

September 26, 2012

Ruoff G, ed. Cambridge, MA: CRICO Strategies; 2012.

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This report analyzes malpractice claims from 90 hospitals across the United States to identify risks in emergency medicine.

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