Characteristics of medical malpractice claims involving emergency medicine physicians.

Laura C MyersJonathan EinbinderCarlos A CamargoEmily Loving Aaronson

Published in: Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (2020)

Malpractice claims in EM are often diagnosis- or procedure related. Our findings suggest that diagnostic accuracy and procedural competency should shape future quality improvement work.

Keyphrases

emergency medicine
quality improvement
health insurance
primary care
healthcare
patient safety
current status
minimally invasive
drug induced