Number of Paid Malpractice Claims Similar Between Inpatient and Outpatient Settings
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 15:31
in Psychology & Sociology
In an examination of trends of malpractice claims, there has been a greater decline in the rate of paid claims for inpatient settings than outpatient settings, and in 2009, the number of malpractice claims for events resulting in paid malpractice claims in outpatient and inpatient settings were similar, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA.