In the aftermath of COVID-19, plaintiff attorneys will have a field day

Before COVID-19, the health care system was plagued by another epidemic: malpractice lawsuits.   Much is expected of doctors, and disappointments have consequences. Lawsuits are too often a consequence. Under normal conditions, there are 46,000 malpractice claims per year.  One-hundred percent begin with the allegation of medical negligence.  Seventy-three percent end deciding there i s none. In these 33,800 cases are no […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/howard-smith" rel="tag" > Howard Smith, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Malpractice Source Type: blogs