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From 1990 to 2014 a total of 280,368 medical malpractice claims were reported to the National Practitioner Databank as paid by doctors.

Among all paid claims, the average payment was $329,565. Of these claims, 32% resulted in patient deaths.
Among paid claims, the most common errors were:

1. Errors in Diagnoses
2. Surgical Errors
3. Medication Errors

Schaffer A, Jenna A, Seabury S. Rates and Characteristics of Paid Malpractice Claims Among US Physicians by Specialty, 1992-2014. JAMA Internal Med. 2017; 710-718.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2612118

Misdiagnosis or Delayed Diagnosis

Surgery Mistakes

Medication Errors

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