Malpractice claims data include valuable information about patient safety. We used mixed
methods to analyze claims against medical oncologists (MO) from 2008 to 2019 using a …

Background Identifying characteristics of malpractice claims involving emergency medicine
(EM) physicians allows leaders to develop patient safety initiatives to prevent future harm …

The link between patient safety and medical malpractice claims has been evaluated since
the release of the Institute of Medicine's report To Err Is Human. The drafters of that report …

Purpose: Oncology providers are leaders in patient safety. Despite their efforts, oncology-
related medical errors still occur, sometimes resulting in patient injury or death. The …

Despite ongoing reform, there is still significant physician concern regarding the impact of
medical claims on their practices. It is important that physicians and healthcare risk …

Consider the following case: The patient is a 44-year-old woman who presents for radiation
treatment of an isolated locoregional recurrence of breast cancer in her chest wall, 3 years …

Recent research shows a significant correlation between the frequency of adverse events
and malpractice claims (Greenberg, et al, 2010). Meanwhile, information from patient …

Purpose To examine characteristics of medical malpractice claims involving radiation
oncologists closed during a 10-year period. Methods and Materials Malpractice claims filed …

Objectives There is evidence that most adverse events result from individual errors and that
most malpractice suits with payouts reflect both patient injury and error. Hypothesis: There …

Purpose Medical errors in radiation oncology (RO) practice have received significant
national attention over the last decade. Medical errors can lead to malpractice cases. Better …