Incidence of and risk factors for medical malpractice lawsuits among mohs surgeons

Despite rising medical malpractice costs, little is known about the factors associated with claims filed against Mohs surgeons. We sought to define the scope of medical malpractice claims filed against Mohs surgeons and to identify salient factors associated with the filing and disposition of those...

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Veröffentlicht in:Dermatologic surgery 2006, Vol.32 (1), p.79-83
Hauptverfasser: PERLIS, Clifford S, CAMPBELL, Ross M, PERLIS, Roy H, MALIK, Mohsin, DUFRESNE, Raymond G
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Zusammenfassung:Despite rising medical malpractice costs, little is known about the factors associated with claims filed against Mohs surgeons. We sought to define the scope of medical malpractice claims filed against Mohs surgeons and to identify salient factors associated with the filing and disposition of those claims. A comprehensive survey was mailed to 599 physicians with US addresses listed in the 2003 directory of the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology. Of the 300 completed surveys returned, 33 (11%) reported ever having been sued. Physicians who practiced Mohs surgery for a longer period of time were more likely to have been sued for malpractice. Physicians reported the wrong site and functional outcome as the most frequent causes of malpractice lawsuits.
ISSN:1076-0512
1524-4725
DOI:10.1097/00042728-200601000-00016