Medical Malpractice in California: Medical Malpractice

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20,562 (11.03%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in California 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
179 (4%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against nurses in California 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
11% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in California 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
4% of medical malpractice payment reports made against nurses were in California 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
20.4% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in California 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
6,870 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in California 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
1,358 medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in California 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
9.5% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in California 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
16.74% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in California 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
375 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in California 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
20.4% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in California 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$176,986 in mean medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in California 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$60,000 in median medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in California 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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