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Poor care behind most paid claims.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief article)
Most perinatal malpractice claims that are paid are the result of substandard care that results in injury, according to a study published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Researchers reviewed 189 perinatal care claims paid by a large professional liability insurer between 2000 and 2005 and found that about 70% of all the closed obstetric claims involved substandard care. These cases accounted for 79% of the costs associated with all 189 claims. These findings point out that "the main key to addressing litigation costs involves improvement in practice patterns ...
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