Medical Malpractice in Massachusetts: Medical Malpractice

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3,529 (1.9%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in Massachusetts 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
256 (5.8%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against nurses in Massachusetts 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
1.9% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in Massachusetts 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
5.8% of medical malpractice payment reports made against nurses were in Massachusetts 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
2.7% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in Massachusetts 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
900 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in Massachusetts 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
256 medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in Massachusetts 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
1.8% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in Massachusetts 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
2.4% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in Massachusetts 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
54 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in Massachusetts 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
2.7% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in Massachusetts 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$409,321 in mean medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in Massachusetts 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$250,000 in median medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in Massachusetts 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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