Sentences with phrase «statistics for medical malpractice»

Recently, the new statistics for medical malpractice filings and jury trials in 2012 were released, and those numbers revealed a couple of important points.

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According to Nolo's National Medical Malpractice Statistics, surgical errors accounted for 34 % of malpractice claims, and errors in diagnosis resultMalpractice Statistics, surgical errors accounted for 34 % of malpractice claims, and errors in diagnosis resultmalpractice claims, and errors in diagnosis resulted in 46 %.

The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, which is the unified state court system for Pennsylvania, annually reports medical malpractice case filing statistics for our state, as well as statistics related to medical malpractice jury and non-jury verdicts by year.

Statistics show that between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die in hospitals every year due to preventable medical errors, and approximately 5 % of U.S. doctors are responsible for 54 % of all malpractice.

In 2011, the last year for which statistics are available, there were 351 medical malpractice cases in the state.