Changes in Practice among Physicians with Malpractice Claims
Author(s) -
David M. Studdert,
Matthew J. Spittal,
Yifan Zhang,
Derek S. Wilkinson,
Harnam Singh,
Michelle M. Mello
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1809981
Subject(s) - medicine , malpractice , odds , odds ratio , family medicine , specialty , cohort , liability , confidence interval , relocation , demography , law , logistic regression , sociology , political science , computer science , programming language
Physicians with poor malpractice liability records may pose a risk to patient safety. There are long-standing concerns that such physicians tend to relocate for a fresh start, but little is known about whether, how, and where they continue to practice.
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