Defense Costs of Medical Malpractice Claims

  • Seabury S
  • Chandra A
  • Lakdawalla D
  • et al.
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Abstract

In this analysis of defense costs associated with malpractice claims closed between 1995 and 2005, the mean defense cost per claim was about $23,000. Costs were higher for claims resulting in an indemnity payment, and defense costs varied widely across specialties.

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Seabury, S., Chandra, A., Lakdawalla, D., & Jena, A. B. (2012). Defense Costs of Medical Malpractice Claims. New England Journal of Medicine, 366(14), 1354–1356. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc1114805

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