Importance Although physician concerns about medical malpractice are substantial, national
data are lacking on the rate of claims paid on behalf of US physicians by specialty. Objective …

Simulation has become an integral part of physician education, and abundant evidence
confirms that simulation-based education improves learners' skills and behaviors and is …

Objective Diagnostic errors in the emergency department (ED) are harmful and costly. We
reviewed a selected high-risk cohort of patients presenting to the ED with abdominal pain to …

Objectives “Assurance behaviors” in medical practice involve providing additional services
of marginal or no medical value to avoid adverse outcomes, deter patients from filing …

OBJECTIVE: To compare malpractice claim rates before and after participation in simulation
training, which focused on team training during a high-acuity clinical case. METHODS: We …

Introduction. Neurosurgery remains amongst the highest malpractice risk specialties. We
aimed to better understand the medicolegal burden in neurosurgery by analysing a large …

Objectives This paper describes verdicts in court involving injury-producing medical errors in
Spain. Design, setting and participants A descriptive analysis of 1041 closed court verdicts …

Patient safety and professional liability are major concerns worldwide. Despite the pervasive
influence of catastrophic malpractice payouts, little is known about the specific …

Purpose Limited information exists about medical malpractice claims against physicians-in-
training. Data on residents' involvement in malpractice actions may inform perceptions about …

Learning from medical errors to prevent their recurrence is an important component of any
healthcare system's quality and safety improvement functions. Traditionally, this been …