Characteristics of medical professional liability claims against internists.

Sandeep S. Mangalmurti; John Gordon Harold; Parul Divya Parikh; Frank T. Flannery; William J. Oetgen

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Characteristics of medical professional liability claims against internists.

June 18, 2014

Mangalmurti SS, Harold JG, Parikh PD, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(6):993-5.

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This analysis of closed malpractice cases against internal medicine physicians identified common causes for claims and associated outcomes. The authors found that 25% of malpractice cases resulted in payout, and diagnostic errors led to the most claims.

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