Medical Malpractice in New York: Medical Malpractice

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25,072 (13.5%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in New York 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
254 (5.7%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against nurses in New York 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
13.5% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in New York 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
5.7% of medical malpractice payment reports made against nurses were in New York 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
11.7% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in New York 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
3,949 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in New York 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
1,817 medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in New York 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
12.7% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in New York 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
19.3% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in New York 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
433 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in New York 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
11.7% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in New York 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$387,228 in mean medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in New York 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$212,500in median medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in New York 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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