Diedrich Healthcare performed an analysis of 2013 medical malpractice payments that were recorded by the National Practitioner Data Bank. The insurer found that medical malpractice payouts in Illinois decreased by $28 million from 2012 to 2013. Plus, a new bill…
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Study shows medical malpractice claims are not causing increase in health care costs
Some still argue that high payments in medical malpractice lawsuits drive up the cost of health care, but an examination of the facts shows that this claim is false. Between 2000 and 2011, health care spending increased by 97 percent,…
Diagnostic Errors Are Top Reason for Malpractice Claims
A recent study has found that the most common cause of medical malpractice claims is diagnostic errors. Researchers used the National Practitioner Data Bank, a record of actions against health care professionals by state licensing bodies, to determine the percentage…
Misdiagnosis is Most Common Medical Error
Johns Hopkins researchers recently found that diagnostic mistakes accounted for 28.6 percent of the 350,706 medical malpractice claims paid between 1986 and 2010. They arrived at this number after studying the National Practitioner Data Bank, a database of all malpractice…
Damages Awarded in Malpractice Lawsuits Not to Blame for Rising Health Care Costs
As stated in an earlier post, a plaintiff who files a malpractice lawsuit for a catastrophic medical error such as amputation of the wrong limb could recover up to $1 million per occurrence. Proponents of medical caps will tell you…
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