Top 15 procedures involved in malpractice claims
|
|
Claims |
% Closed With Payout |
average payout |
|
Diagnostic interview,
evaluation, or consultation
|
30,301
|
26%
|
$176,878
|
|
Prescription of medication
|
10,079
|
37
|
116,968
|
|
Diagnostic radiology,
excluding CT scan, contrast
|
6,413
|
35
|
135,843
|
|
Surgery, joints,
excluding spinal fusion
|
5,185
|
33
|
143,902
|
|
No care rendered
|
4,834
|
10
|
113,943
|
|
General physical exam
|
4,690
|
31
|
173,996
|
|
Surgery, uterus
|
4,044
|
36
|
100,876
|
|
Misc. manual exams
and non-operative procedures
|
3,824
|
35
|
237,588
|
|
Cesarean section deliveries
|
3,522
|
40
|
311,327
|
|
Surgery, skin,
excluding grafts
|
3,264
|
37
|
63,771
|
|
General anesthesia
|
3,170
|
42
|
165,791
|
|
Injections and vaccinations
|
2,710
|
37
|
127,709
|
|
Manually assisted deliveries
|
2,285
|
38
|
321,368
|
|
Surgery, fallopian tubes,
ovaries
|
2,202
|
35
|
78,350
|
|
Surgery, blood vessels,
excluding heart
|
1,990
|
29
|
184,064
|
|