New research indicates that the bulk of medical malpractice lawsuits target a small minority of the nation’s doctors.
The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined data on malpractice claims over the past decade. It focused specifically on claims that were found to have merit, and which led to a payment, either from a settlement or a judgment.
From 2005 to 2014, there were 66,426 successful malpractice claims made against 54,099 doctors. If you’re paying attention, that means that some doctors were the target of multiple successful claims.
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