7 ways to discourage malpractice lawsuits

Among physicians surveyed in Medscape’s “The Rising Price of Risk Management: Physicians and Malpractice Report 2024,” published Oct. 11, 53% believe that improving physician communication with patients is the best way to discourage malpractice lawsuits.

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Here are the seven best ways to discourage lawsuits: 

1. Improving physician communication with patients generally: 53% 

2. Having a medical panel screen cases for merit: 47% 

3. Capping noneconomic damages: 44% 

4. Taking effective steps to reduce medical errors by physicians: 38% 

5. Making the plaintiff responsible for losing parties’ attorney’s fees: 38% 

6. Banning lawyers from taking malpractice cases on contingency: 26% 

7. Trying cases before special health courts: 23%

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