Postgraduate Medicine
New postgraduate medicine research from Vanderbilt University outlined
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, May 29th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "In Sweden, patient malpractice claims are handled administratively and compensated if an independent physician review confirms patient injury resulting from medical error. Full access to all malpractice claims and hospital discharge data for the country provided a unique opportunity to assess the validity of patient claims as indicators of medical error and patient injury."
"To determine: ( 1) the percentage of patient malpractice claims validated by independent physician review, ( 2) actual malpractice claims rates ( claims frequency 4 clinical volume) and ( 3) differences between Swedish and other national...
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