Most U.S. physicians will face malpractice claims, but risk of making payment is low, analysis finds

While most U.S. physicians will face a malpractice lawsuit at some time in their careers, the vast majority of those suits will not result in payment to a plaintiff. The most comprehensive analysis of the risk of malpractice claims by physician specialty in more than two decades finds that the annual chance of facing a claim varies from 5 percent in low-risk specialties to 20 percent in specialties at the highest risk.

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