Malpractice insurance premiums for physicians have increased at an average rate of over 30 percent per year. This rate is significantly higher than health care cost inflation and the increase in physician costs. Trends indicate that malpractice related costs, both liability insurance and defensive medicine costs, will continue to increase for the near future. Pressures to limit physician costs ...

The study examined the perception of teachers towards examination malpractice in Ibadan metropolis, Ibadan, Nigeria. It ascertained causes area and identified ways curbing related malpractice. These were with a view to area. adopted descriptive survey research design. sample size for comprised one hundred (100) selected using simple random sampling technique. An instrument tagged “Perception Te...

Although there are intrinsic limitations in the analysis of closed malpractice claims, the Closed Claims Project has identified important anesthetic complications and mechanisms of injury and stimulated research in problem areas. The decrease in severity of injury in anesthesia malpractice claims suggests that anesthesia safety has improved since the establishment of monitoring standards using ...

Malaysia which is known as a country with multi-ethnic and multi-religious society who live coexist in relative harmony. Unfortunately, the harmony prosperity of was torn because greediness misbehaviour among people country. This malpractice, misconduct corruption happened every day everywhere. actions behaviours not only from lowest position but it also involved highest status level whether bi...

How do malpractice lawsuits affect physician behavior? Despite the central importance of this question in understanding the design of malpractice law, empirical evidence on this question remains limited. In this paper, I study the impact of malpractice claims against obstetricians, a specialty that is regarded as particularly subject to malpractice concerns, on their choice of whether to perfor...

Medical malpractice is a complex and delicate issue, given the fact that errors or negligence in provision of healthcare services can have serious consequences for patients. From patients’ perspective, medical insurance provides level safety trust system. If they incur damages due to negligence, option seeking compensation through policies. This helps them obtain financial additional costs, fur...

introduction: one instance of errors in diagnosis which cannot be considered medical malpractice pertain to rare cases of vasculitishenoch-schonlein. the aim of this study was to shed light on the legal aspects of vasculitishenoch-schonlein by illuminating this disease, providing a comprehensive definition of what constitutes medical malpractice, and pointing out cases of errors in diagnosis re...

The objective of this study was to take a closer look at defense-related expenses for medical malpractice cases over time. We conducted a retrospective review of medical malpractice claims reported to the Physician Insurers Association of America's Data Sharing Project with a closing date between January 1, 1985 and December 31, 2008. On average a medical malpractice claim costs more than $27,0...