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Re: heads up- malpractice insurance: for the last timeFrom: Marilyn Ringst (marilyncnm@hotmail.com)Sun Jan 27 17:39:33 2002
I was going to send these refs to Gerald privately- but seems others would be interested, if the bad practitioners aren't weeded out, everyone pays. ** A small percentage of doctors is responsible for a large percentage of medical malpractice expenses. Less than 2% of all physicians practicing in Cook County were defendants in 36% of the medical negligence litigation filed from 1972 to 1986. (Natalie Miller et al., Medical Malpractice: Crisis of Litigation or Crisis of Negligence? (Health Resources, Inc., March 18, 1987) Less than 4% of the physicians practicing in Florida in 1986 were responsible for approximately 45% of paid claims to injured victims.(Testimony of Blaine F. Nye from Pubic Meeting entitled Academic Task Force for the Review of the Insurance and Tort Systems, at 169 (June 11, 1967). *** Also of interest: Few licensing boards conduct criminal background checks http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_01/prsa1105.htm
-- Marilyn Ringstaff, CNM Rome, GA
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