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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-malpractice-claims-about-negligent-adverse-events-primary-care-united-states
April 07, 2011 - Study
Learning from malpractice claims about negligent, adverse events in primary … Learning from malpractice claims about negligent, adverse events in primary care in the United States … Learning from malpractice claims about negligent, adverse events in primary care in the United States … Related Resources
Identifying and prioritizing educational content from a malpractice claims … November 20, 2013
The epidemiology of malpractice claims in primary care: a systematic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/diagnostic-error
May 05, 2025 - It includes articles showcasing how diagnostic errors lead to malpractice claims, with significant financial … Incidence of Diagnostic Errors (7)
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims … More than 5,300 closed claims... … More than 5,300 closed claims with at least one diagnostic error were analyzed. … with other types of paid claims.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-errors-and-logistical-breakdowns-contributing-missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-breast
March 02, 2011 - missed and delayed diagnoses of breast and colorectal cancers: a process analysis of closed malpractice claims … missed and delayed diagnoses of breast and colorectal cancers: a process analysis of closed malpractice claims … Missed and delayed diagnoses in the ambulatory setting: a study of closed malpractice claims … Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims … March 13, 2019
Claims, errors, and compensation payments in medical malpractice litigation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47774/psn-pdf
April 08, 2019 - Association of emotional intelligence with malpractice
claims: a review. … Association of Emotional Intelligence With Malpractice Claims: A
Review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-emotional-intelligence-malpractice-claims-review
This narrative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-emotional-intelligence-malpractice-claims-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /primer/individual-clinician-performance-issues
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/claims-errors-and-compensation-payments-medical-malpractice-litigation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rate-diagnostic-errors-and-serious-misdiagnosis-related-harms-major-vascular-events
July 28, 2023 - Prior research based on claims data found that fifteen conditions related to vascular events, infections … July 28, 2023
Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: the "Big Three … after misdiagnosis in adult emergency department patients: a look-forward analysis with administrative claims … May 12, 2021
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986–2010
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46209/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - The impact of incident disclosure behaviors on medical
malpractice claims. … The Impact of Incident Disclosure Behaviors on Medical Malpractice Claims. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-incident-disclosure-behaviors-medical-malpractice-claims
The effect … found that the rates of disclosure did not increase between 2011 and 2013, and volume
of malpractice claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-incident-disclosure-behaviors-medical-malpractice-claims
https://
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46085/psn-pdf
July 12, 2017 - Pediatric radiology malpractice claims—characteristics
and comparison to adult radiology claims. … Pediatric radiology malpractice claims - characteristics and
comparison to adult radiology claims. … and type of
malpractice claims against pediatric radiologists. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-radiology-malpractice-claims-characteristics-and-comparison-adult-radiology-claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-radiology-malpractice-claims-characteristics-and-comparison-adult-radiology-claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837901/psn-pdf
August 24, 2022 - Trial and error: learning from malpractice claims in
childhood surgery. … Trial and error: learning from malpractice claims in childhood
surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trial-and-error-learning-malpractice-claims-childhood-surgery
Hospitalized … Using a large malpractice claims database,
researchers found that a wide range of pediatric surgical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trial-and-error-learning-malpractice-claims-childhood-surgery
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38343/psn-pdf
December 09, 2014 - Liability associated with obstetric anesthesia: a closed
claims analysis. … Liability associated with obstetric anesthesia: a closed claims
analysis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liability-associated-obstetric-anesthesia-closed-claims-analysis
The use … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liability-associated-obstetric-anesthesia-closed-claims-analysis
https:/ … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-respiratory-events-anesthesia-closed-claims-analysis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60276/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - body-evidence-do-autopsy-findings-impact-medical-malpractice-claim-
outcomes
This study reviewed medical malpractice claims … The researchers found that 31% of claims demonstrated major discordance
between autopsy and clinical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-measurement-misdiagnosis-related-harms-using-symptom-disease-pair-analysis
July 21, 2021 - measure diagnostic errors using existing databases, such as electronic health records or administrative claims … frequent source of diagnostic error among ischemic stroke cases included in a large medical malpractice claims … January 23, 2019
Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: the "Big Three … after misdiagnosis in adult emergency department patients: a look-forward analysis with administrative claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-requiring-prior-opioid
October 19, 2022 - Based on insurance claims data, this study measured the prevalence of opioid tolerance in patients initiating … opioid tolerant only” product occurred among patients with prior evidence of opioid tolerance in the claims … Less than 1% of these episodes identified from prescription drug claims had evidence of opioid tolerance … in structured electronic health records data but not claims data.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846759/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - A contemporary analysis of closed claims related to
wrong site surgery. … A contemporary analysis of closed claims related to wrong site surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contemporary-analysis-closed-claims-related-wrong-site-surgery
Wrong-site … This analysis of
closed medical malpractice claims on wrong-site surgery between 2013 and 2020 concluded … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contemporary-analysis-closed-claims-related-wrong-site-surgery
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837066/psn-pdf
May 11, 2022 - Compensation claims in Danish emergency care:
identifying hot spots and blind spots in the quality of … Compensation claims in Danish emergency care: identifying hot
spots and blind spots in the quality of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compensation-claims-danish-emergency-care-identifying-hot-spots-and-blind … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compensation-claims-danish-emergency-care-identifying-hot-spots-and-blind-spots-quality-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compensation-claims-danish-emergency-care-identifying-hot-spots-and-blind-spots-quality-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37327/psn-pdf
March 03, 2011 - Patterns of technical error among surgical malpractice
claims: an analysis of strategies to prevent … Patterns of technical error among surgical malpractice
claims: an analysis of strategies to prevent … This study evaluated claims associated
with a technical error and determined that most occurred in routine … editorial [link provided below] discusses the
implications of this study and the origins of closed claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/claims-errors-and-compensation-payments-medical-malpractice-litigation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50576/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - frequent source of diagnostic error among ischemic
stroke cases included in a large medical malpractice
claims … frequent source of diagnostic error among ischemic stroke cases included in a large medical malpractice
claims … Using a large medical malpractice claims database,
this study found that nearly half of all malpractice … claims involving ischemic stroke included diagnostic
errors, primarily originating in the ED. … examination, symptom assessment, and ordering of diagnostic tests)
contributed to most malpractice claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44719/psn-pdf
February 14, 2017 - Prevalence and characteristics of physicians prone to
malpractice claims. … Prevalence and Characteristics of Physicians Prone to
Malpractice Claims. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-characteristics-physicians-prone-malpractice-claims
A growing … , this study found that 1%
of physicians accounted for 32% of paid claims. … The
pattern of a relatively small number of physicians incurring repeated claims, which mirrors data
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35703/psn-pdf
July 13, 2010 - Injury and liability associated with monitored anesthesia
care: a closed claims analysis. … Injury and liability associated with monitored anesthesia
care: a closed claims analysis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/injury-and-liability-associated-monitored-anesthesia-care-closed-claims- … analysis
Using closed malpractice claims from a previously described database, this study discovered … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-respiratory-events-anesthesia-closed-claims-analysis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34714/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Relation between malpractice claims and adverse events
due to negligence. … Relation between Malpractice Claims and Adverse Events
Due to Negligence. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relation-between-malpractice-claims-and-adverse-events-due-negligence- … They found that 1.53% of patients who had adverse events filed malpractice
claims. … The ratio of adverse events caused by negligence to malpractice claims was 7.6:1.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47170/psn-pdf
May 30, 2018 - Do written disclosures of serious events increase risk of
malpractice claims? … Do Written Disclosures of Serious Events Increase Risk of
Malpractice Claims? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-written-disclosures-serious-events-increase-risk-malpractice-claims-one … Claims that were disclosed and claims that involved greater harm were associated with increased
compensation … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-incident-disclosure-behaviors-medical-malpractice-claims