Medical Malpractice in Rhode Island: Medical Malpractice

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849 (0.46%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in Rhode Island 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
13 (0.3%) medical malpractice payment reports were made against nurses in Rhode Island 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
0.5% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in Rhode Island 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
0.3% of medical malpractice payment reports made against nurses were in Rhode Island 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
0.3% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in Rhode Island 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
117 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in Rhode Island 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
74 medical malpractice payment reports were made against physicians in Rhode Island 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
0.5% of medical malpractice payment reports made against physicians were in Rhode Island 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
0.2% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in Rhode Island 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
4 medical malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in Rhode Island 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
0.3% of medical malpractice payment reports made against dentists were in Rhode Island 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$333,387 in mean medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in Rhode Island 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
$150,000 in median medical malpractice payments was made by physicians in Rhode Island 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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