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Claims Made
10% of CBS (2008-17)
59% high severity
$197K average total incurred
70% ambulatory
(29% inpatient)
44% diagnosis-related (29% medical treatment)
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Closed
63% of defendants = MDs
35% close with payment
$360K average indemnity
Injuries in high-severity cases
- death
- malignancy
- adverse reaction
- infarction
- infection
- embolism/thrombosis
- organ damage
- arrest
- sepsis
- hemorrhage
Final diagnosis in high-severity cases
- diseases of the heart
- poisoning
- cerebrovascular disease
- cancer of bronchus; lung
- substance-related disorders
- bacterial infection
- complications
- colorectal cancer
- diseases of arteries; arterioles; and capillaries
- cancer of male genital organs
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