ED Legal Letter – April 1, 2006
April 1, 2006
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Pitfalls of Evaluating a Pregnant Patient in the ED
A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in 2003, Medical Malpractice: Implications of Rising Premiums on Access to Health Care (GAO Medical Malpractice Report) asserted that the average payout for the average malpractice claim has been steadily rising since 1986, from about $95,000 in 1986 to about $320,000 in 2003.