CRICO Insights: February 2017

Top 5 Responsible Services Cited in Malpractice Cases

1.

Surgery (includes General Surgery and Surgery Subspecialties)

2.

Medicine (includes General Medicine and Medicine Subspecialties)

3.

Nursing

4.

OB/Gyn

5.

Emergency Medicine

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N=27,916 cases asserted 2011–2016. Source: Comparative Benchmarking System

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