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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42469/psn-pdf
August 07, 2013 - Characteristics of paid malpractice claims settled in and
out of court in the USA: a retrospective analysis … Characteristics of paid malpractice claims settled in and out of court in the USA: a
retrospective analysis … This analysis of paid malpractice claims from the National Practitioner Data Bank found that the vast … majority of claims were settled without a trial. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/claims-errors-and-compensation-payments-medical-malpractice-litigation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46702/psn-pdf
April 16, 2018 - Characteristics of medical liability claims against
dermatologists from 1991 through 2015. … Characteristics of Medical Liability Claims Against Dermatologists
From 1991 Through 2015. … -
2015
This retrospective examination of closed malpractice claims against dermatologists identified … procedural
errors and missed diagnoses as the most frequent types of claims. … As with malpractice claims across other
specialties, most were dismissed or withdrawn.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-care-adverse-events-and-preventable-adverse-events-leading-hospital-admission
April 11, 2011 - APAE was a missed or delayed diagnosis, a concern also found in a past study 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 … April 25, 2016
Paid malpractice claims for adverse events in inpatient and outpatient … missed and delayed diagnoses of breast and colorectal cancers: a process analysis of closed malpractice claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46338/psn-pdf
December 21, 2017 - Malpractice claims related to diagnostic errors in the
hospital. … Malpractice claims related to diagnostic errors in the hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/malpractice-claims-related-diagnostic-errors-hospital
Characterization … billion in payments, and the incidence of claims due to failure to diagnose increased over
time. … with other types of paid claims.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43279/psn-pdf
October 20, 2014 - A comprehensive obstetric patient safety program
reduces liability claims and payments. … A comprehensive obstetric patient safety program reduces liability
claims and payments. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comprehensive-obstetric-patient-safety-program-reduces-liability-claims-and … follow-up study demonstrates that the program
was also associated with a reduction in malpractice claims … The
relationship between patient safety and malpractice claims is complex, as claims data likely do
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-incident-data-five-reporting-systems-assess-patient-safety-making-sense-elephant
November 25, 2009 - through traditional event reporting , patient complaints , executive walk rounds , malpractice claims … August 14, 2017
Primary care closed claims experience of Massachusetts malpractice insurers … View More
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An effective program to reduce malpractice claims … December 1, 2011
VA Health Care: VA Uses Medical Injury Tort Claims Data to Assess Veterans … April 14, 2011
Analysis of 23,364 patient-generated, physician-reviewed malpractice claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35927/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - Claims, errors, and compensation payments in medical
malpractice litigation. … Claims, errors, and compensation payments in medical
malpractice litigation. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/claims-errors-and-compensation-payments-medical-malpractice-litigation … This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–supported study discovered that claims without clear … Investigators
reviewed a random sample of more than 1400 closed malpractice claims to better understand
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40562/psn-pdf
July 03, 2014 - Paid malpractice claims for adverse events in inpatient
and outpatient settings. … Paid malpractice claims for adverse events in inpatient and outpatient
settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paid-malpractice-claims-adverse-events-inpatient-and-outpatient-settings … Analyzing malpractice claims is a common strategy for evaluating potential patient safety issues, … This study
conducted a similar analysis of paid malpractice claims and found that 43% occurred in the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42654/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Primary care closed claims experience of Massachusetts
malpractice insurers. … Primary care closed claims experience of Massachusetts
malpractice insurers. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-closed-claims-experience-massachusetts-malpractice-insurers … Similar to previous research, claims related to missed and delayed diagnoses were most frequent, and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-closed-claims-experience-massachusetts-malpractice-insurers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sorry-never-enough-how-state-apology-laws-fail-reduce-medical-malpractice-liability-risk
May 05, 2021 - Using a dataset obtained from a large malpractice insurer, researchers analyzed claims against 90% of … 27, 2019
Effects of a communication-and-resolution program on hospitals' malpractice claims … Assessing legislative potential to institute error transparency: a state comparison of malpractice claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46056/psn-pdf
July 09, 2018 - Rates and characteristics of paid malpractice claims
among US physicians by specialty, 1992–2014. … Rates and Characteristics of Paid Malpractice Claims Among US
Physicians by Specialty, 1992-2014. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rates-and-characteristics-paid-malpractice-claims-among-us-physicians- … specialty-1992-2014
This retrospective study of a claims database found that medical malpractice claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rates-and-characteristics-paid-malpractice-claims-among-us-physicians-specialty
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compensation-claims-danish-emergency-care-identifying-hot-spots-and-blind-spots-quality-care
November 03, 2021 - Study
Compensation claims in Danish emergency care: identifying hot spots and blind … 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 … Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47568/psn-pdf
March 06, 2019 - This review examined
closed claims for anesthesia and identified types of injuries experienced by patients … distractions, equipment problems, and pain medicine complications contributed to
anesthesia malpractice claims … trends-anesthesia-related-liability-and-lessons-learned
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-respiratory-events-anesthesia-closed-claims-analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-college-surgeons-closed-claims-study-new-insights-improving-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73478/psn-pdf
July 07, 2021 - Medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed
services. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-malpractice-claims-members-uniformed-services
Organizations with … This United States rule outlines the standards that enable members of the armed
forces to file claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-malpractice-claims-members-uniformed-services
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46515/psn-pdf
December 22, 2018 - Malpractice claims can identify trends in patient hazards and have been previously employed to better … This retrospective observational study examined all closed claims from a large
malpractice carrier levied … documenting those conversations, and monitoring for diversion as strategies to reduce
malpractice claims … moving-beyond-misuse-and-diversion-urgent-need-consider-role-iatrogenic-addiction-current
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/malpractice-claims-related-diagnostic-errors-hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41495/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - The relationship between electronic health records and
malpractice claims. … The relationship between electronic health records and malpractice
claims. … on an earlier study, this research letter analyzed closed malpractice claims data from
Massachusetts … and found that claims were much less common for physicians using electronic health
records (EHRs) when … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-records-and-malpractice-claims-office-practice
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43893/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Impact of incorporating pharmacy claims data into
electronic medication reconciliation. … Impact of incorporating pharmacy claims data into electronic
medication reconciliation. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-incorporating-pharmacy-claims-data-electronic-medication-
reconciliation … The information provided from
electronic health records and the insurance claims matched the gold-standard … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-incorporating-pharmacy-claims-data-electronic-medication-reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43247/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - Characteristics of medical professional liability claims
against internists. … Characteristics of medical professional liability claims against
internists. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-medical-professional-liability-claims-against-internists … analysis of closed malpractice cases against internal medicine physicians identified common causes
for claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-medical-professional-liability-claims-against-internists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-ambulatory-safety-and-malpractice-massachusetts-promises-project
August 14, 2017 - Prior research has shown that malpractice risk in the outpatient setting is significant and that claims … April 12, 2023
Primary care closed claims experience of Massachusetts malpractice insurers … 26, 2023
Missed diagnosis of cancer in primary care: insights from malpractice claims … Understanding diagnostic safety in emergency medicine: a case‐by‐case review of closed ED malpractice claims … September 3, 2014
Paid malpractice claims for adverse events in inpatient and outpatient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60521/psn-pdf
May 27, 2020 - assessment-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-requiring-
prior-opioid
Based on insurance claims … 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.