Medical Malpractice Cases in Tennessee — Official Report
According to the Tennessee 2009 Medical Malpractice Claims Report, the total number of medical malpractice cases closed in 2008 in Tennessee was 3,154. The closed cases included those resolved by...
View ArticleAre “Bad” Doctors Responsible For Causing More Medical Malpractice?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions is responsible for receiving reports of medical malpractice payments and...
View ArticleReporting Medical Malpractice Payments To The NPDB
The stated reasons behind the law that created the National Practitioner Data Bank were the increasing incidents of medical malpractice litigation and the need to improve the quality of medical care...
View ArticleMassachusetts Medical Malpractice Disciplinary Statistics
When a doctor or other medical provider commits medical malpractice and a medical malpractice claim is paid on his/her behalf, the medical malpractice payment is supposed to be officially reported and...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Payouts Statistics For 2011
An analysis of the medical malpractice payouts data reported for 2011 to the National Practitioner Data Bank was performed by Diederich Healthcare, which is a national medical malpractice insurance...
View ArticleNPDB Medical Malpractice Payments Statistics For 2001 – 2011
The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) has published the official medical malpractice payments statistics for the U.S. for 2001 through 2011. The statistics are for medical malpractice payments...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Payments In 2011 At Lowest Level On Record
In a report entitled “Malpractice Payments Sunk to Record Low in 2011” that was just released by Public Citizen, it was found that ”Medical malpractice payments were at their lowest level on record in...
View ArticleWhen Are Medical Malpractice Payments Required To Be Reported To The NPDB?
The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) is a confidential information clearinghouse created by Congress with the primary goals of improving health care quality, protecting the public, and reducing...
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