Treatment-related medical malpractice: Medical Malpractice

Related Medical Malpractice Statistics

• Medical malpractice lawsuit payment statistics for treatment-related malpractice in the USA:
  • 2,795 medical malpractice payments were made due to treatment related malpractice in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $224,837 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $100,000 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 32,070 medical malpractice payments were made due to treatment related malpractice in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $185,687 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $80,000 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
• Medical malpractice lawsuit payment statistics for treatment-related malpractice in the USA:
  • There was a 4.55 year mean time delay between treatment related malpractice incident and payment in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • There was a 3.96 year median time delay between treatment related malpractice incident and payment in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
• Medical malpractice lawsuit payment statistics for treatment-related malpractice and nurses in the USA:
  • 512 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against registered nurses in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 23 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against nurse anaesthetists in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 22 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against nurse midwives in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 53 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against nurse practitioners in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 2 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against advanced nurse practitioners in the US 1990-2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
• Medical malpractice lawsuit payment report statistics for treatment-related malpractice in the USA:
  • There were 33,050 treatment related primary malpractice acts or omissions in the US 1990-96 (The National Practitioner Data Bank Public Use File)
  • 28% of primary malpractice acts or omissions were treatment related in the US 1990-96 (The National Practitioner Data Bank Public Use File)
  • $3,166,043,034 in payments were made for treatment related primary malpractice acts or omissions in the US 1990-96 (The National Practitioner Data Bank Public Use File)
• Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
  • 2,685 (17.6%) medical malpractice payments were made due to treatment related malpractice by physicians in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $256,355 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physicians in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $120,000 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physicians in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 34,742 (17.7%) medical malpractice payments were made due to treatment related malpractice by physicians in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $190,855 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physicians in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $85,000 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physicians in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
• Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
  • There was a 4.57 year mean delay between treatment related malpractice incident and payment in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • There was a 4.04 year median delay between treatment related malpractice incident and payment in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
• Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
  • 52 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against registered nurses in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 3 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against nurse anesthetists in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 6 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against nurse midwives in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 24 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against nurse practitioners in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 3 treatment related malpractice payment reports were made against advanced nurse practitioners in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
• Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
  • 86 (19.6%) medical malpractice payments related to treatment were made by nurses in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $264,926 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by nurses in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $67,500 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by nurses in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 700 (15.2%) medical malpractice payments related to treatment were made by nurses in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $166,833 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by nurses in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $50,000 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by nurses in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
• Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
  • 18 (15.1%) medical malpractice payments related to treatment were made by physician assistants in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $154,661 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physician assistants in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $142,500 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physician assistants in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • 185 (23.8%) medical malpractice payments related to treatment were made by physician assistants in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $88,308 was the mean medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physician assistants in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • $25,000 was the median medical malpractice payments made due to treatment related malpractice by physician assistants in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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