Data Sharing Project Cancer Claims (2016-2020)
The American Cancer Society (ACS) projects 1.9 million new cancer cases and 609,820 cancer deaths to occur in the United States in 2023.
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Data Sharing Project Chronic Condition Closed Claims between 2016 and 2020
Chronic conditions are the leading causes of death and disability and are the leading drivers of annual healthcare costs in the United States.
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Data Sharing Project Time to Resolution—PartII
The previous issue of Inside Medical Liability highlighted that the average time to resolve a claim (incident to close) is 4.6 years.
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Data Sharing Project Claim Time to Resolution
A recent study of claims during a three-year time frame (2017-2019) in the MPL Association DSP shows the average time to resolve a claim is 4.6 years.
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Data Sharing Project Spinal Epidural Abscess Claims
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but important infection of the central nervous system. It can be difficult to diagnose and when left untreated, can cause significant morbidity and mortality.
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Data Sharing Project Radiology Claims by Resolution
A total of 2,441 radiology claims and lawsuits were closed between 2015 and 2019. Approximately 31% of closed claims resulted in an average indemnity payment of $438,047.
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Data Sharing Project Diagnostic Error
21,329 closed claims and lawsuits were reported to the Data Sharing Project (DSP) between 2017 and 2019. Thirty-two percent of these claims cited diagnostic error as the primary allegation.
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Data Sharing Project Obstetric/Gynecological Surgery Claims
A review of claims and lawsuits closed between 2016 and 2018 identified 1,778 Obstetric/Gynecological surgery (Ob/Gyn) related cases.
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Data Sharing Project Procedure Allegations 2016-2018
In a review of claims reported to the MPL Association Data Sharing Project closed in 2016-2018, the most common allegations named were procedure (48%), diagnostic (33%), medication/iv fluids (7%), and
administrative-related issues (4%).
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Data Sharing Project Telemedicine 2014-2018
A recent review of the MPL Association Data Sharing Project (2014-2018) indicated 2% (677 of 33,151) of claims and lawsuits involved a telehealth service ranging from phone calls with doctors, mobile health, remote patient monitoring, and live video conferencing. A more in-depth review of telemedicine claims will be the focus of the next issue of Research Notes.
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Data Sharing Project Gastroenterology 2009-2018
Gastroenterology claims and lawsuits closed between 2009 and 2018 were reviewed in the MPL Association Data Sharing Project. Among the internal medicine subspecialties (4,982 closed claims/958 paid claims), cardiovascular disease (1,714/398), gastroenterology (1,307/273), and pulmonary disease (731/105) were the top three specialties in closed claims and paid claims.
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