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Title
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986-2010: an analysis from the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Authors
Saber Tehrani, Ali S; Lee, HeeWon; Mathews, Simon C; Shore, Andrew; Makary, Martin A; Pronovost, Peter J; Newman-Toker, David E
Abstract
We sought to characterise the frequency, health outcomes and economic consequences of diagnostic errors in the USA through analysis of closed, paid malpractice claims.