Alleged malpractice in orthopaedics. Analysis of a series of medmal insurance claims

Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology: official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

A. Blandino¹  M. B. Casali² 

[1] Humanitas Research Hospital;Università degli Studi di Milano

关键词: Malpractice;    Orthopedics;    Insurance claim review;    Liability;    Forensic medicine;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s10195-018-0500-4

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMedical malpractice is an important topic worldwide, and orthopedics is a clinical branch that is considered to be at a high risk for claims. The analysis of a series of medmal insurance claims allows forensic pathologists, clinicians, and insurance companies to probe the risk of a specific clinical branch for medical malpractice claims and highlights areas where care may be improved. We investigated the main features of a major Italian insurance broker’s archive in order to identify recurrent pitfalls in this field.

【 授权许可】

CC BY