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L I Huycke¹, M M Huycke

¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.

Annals of Internal Medicine

|May 1, 1994

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Patients frequently contact law firms about medical negligence, driven by various factors including poor provider relationships and financial concerns. However, these calls rarely result in lawsuits, indicating a complex patient dissatisfaction landscape.

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Area of Science:

Medical Law
Patient Advocacy
Healthcare Quality

Background:

Medical negligence claims are a significant concern in healthcare.
Understanding patient motivations for seeking legal counsel is crucial for improving healthcare services.

Purpose of the Study:

To characterize individuals who contact plaintiff attorneys regarding alleged medical negligence.
To identify the factors influencing patients' decisions to pursue legal action for medical malpractice.

Main Methods:

Telephone interviews were conducted with callers to law firms lodging malpractice complaints.
Data was collected from 502 callers across six law offices in five states.
Information gathered included caller demographics, provider details, reasons for calling, motivations, and claim outcomes.

Main Results:

Law firms received an average of 12 malpractice calls daily.
Key factors prompting calls included poor patient-provider relationships (53%), attorney advertising (73%), and financial distress (33% unemployed, 31% uninsured).
Only one in 30 calls resulted in a filed lawsuit.

Conclusions:

Calls to plaintiff law firms regarding medical malpractice are frequent.
Patient decisions to call are influenced by a wide range of factors, reflecting dissatisfaction with healthcare.
Despite numerous calls, the progression to formal lawsuits is uncommon.