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Study: Which Endoscopy Malpractice Claims End in Payment?
May 08, 2018
In an analysis of the Candello national Comparative Benchmarking System of claims with anesthesia as the responsible service, researchers found that the most common contributing factors to the alleged adverse events were lack of technical skill, clinical judgment errors, communication mishaps, and documentation problems.
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Gallegos A. Study: Which endoscopy malpractice claims end in payment? Internal Medicine News. May 8, 2018.
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