10 top reasons for lawsuits against physician specialists

The top reason for lawsuits against physician specialists is complications from surgery or treatment, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2017.

 

Here are the top 10 reasons specialists are sued:

1. Complications from surgery or treatment: 31 percent
2. Failure to or delay in diagnosis: 28 percent
3. Diseases progress or a poor outcome: 24 percent
4. Delayed treatment or failure to treat: 16 percent
5. Wrongful death: 15 percent
6. Abnormal injury suffered: 10 percent
7. Surgeon poorly documents patient instruction and education: 3 percent
8. Informed consent was improperly obtained or there wasn't informed consent: 3 percent
9. Safety procedures weren't followed: 2 percent
10. Medical administration errors: 2 percent

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