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General Medicine Data
Claims Made10% of CBS (2008-17) | Closed63% of defendants = MDs Injuries in high-severity cases
Final diagnosis in high-severity cases
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Top contributing factors
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| All CBS CMY `08-`17 = 67,617 cases | All CBS Closed `08-`17 = 73,444 cases |
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