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Medical assistants and medical malpractice

Related Medical Malpractice Statistics

  • Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
    • 26 (0.01%) medical assistants had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • 26 (0.008%) malpractice reports were made against medical assistants in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • Medical assistants had an average of 1.0 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
    • 882 (0.4%) physician assistants had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • 1,006 (0.3%) malpractice reports were made against physician assistants in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • Physician assistants had an average of 1.14 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • 141,971 (69%) physicians had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • 255,942 (74.3%) malpractice reports were made against physicians in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • Physicians had an average of 1.80 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
    • 2 (0.01%) medical assistants had a malpractice report made against them in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • 1 (0.004%) malpractice reports were made against medical assistants in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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