Acupuncture and medical malpractice: Medical Malpractice

Related Medical Malpractice Statistics

Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 13 (0.1%) practitioners had a malpractice report made against them in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 14 (0.1%) malpractice reports were made against acupuncturists in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical malpractice lawsuit statistics for acupuncturists and malpratice in the USA:
- 39 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding acupuncturists in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 73 (0.04%) practitioners had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 76 (0.02%) malpractice reports were made against acupuncturists in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Practitioners had an average of 1.04 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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