Proven Solution to Reducing Medical Malpractice Claims Nationwide

Abstract

Medical errors often lead to injury and sometimes death, as these serve as the basis for all medical malpractice claims in the United States. In 2021, over 250,000 deaths occurred as a direct result of medical errors [1]. However, one New England Journal of Medicine article reported that in 2016 a comprehensive study which analyzed 15 years of malpractice claims concluded: “Just one out of every 100 U.S. doctors is responsible for 32% of all malpractice claims that result in monetary payouts to patients” [2]. The majority of human errors that occur in medicine are unintentional. Consequently, the challenges in medical malpractice policymaking center on the interactions of three relevant systems, each with its own complex rules and regulations: health care, tort, and insurance [3].