Becker's Healthcare October 17, 2024
Francesca Mathewes

In 57% of the most serious malpractice cases, physicians reported receiving favorable outcomes due to dismissals or verdicts, according Medscape’s “The Rising Price of Risk Management: Physicians and Malpractice Report 2024.”

The survey recorded responses from 1,029 physicians across 29 specialties from May 1 to June 11, 2024.

Here are eight highlights of the report:

1. Only 1 in 50 physicians said that malpractice lawsuits were decided in favor of the plaintiff.

2. Thirty-seven percent of cases were settled before...

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