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Malpractice in the lower Rio Grande Valley

R E Oshel1, M Bucknam, V T Chen

  • 1Division of Quality Assurance, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20851, USA.

Texas Medicine
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

The Lower Rio Grande Valley shows high medical malpractice payment rates per physician and utilization, but average rates per capita. Attorney activities, not physician actions, may drive these high rates.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Economics
  • Healthcare Policy
  • Legal Medicine

Background:

  • Medical malpractice payments are a significant concern in healthcare.
  • Understanding regional variations in malpractice claims is crucial for policy and practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze malpractice payment rates in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) compared to Texas and the U.S.
  • To investigate potential explanations for observed malpractice payment trends in the LRGV.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
  • Compared malpractice payment rates on per physician, per unit of utilization, and per population bases.

Main Results:

  • The LRGV exhibits high malpractice payment rates per physician and per unit of utilization.
  • Malpractice payment rates in the LRGV are average when considered on a per population basis.
  • Existing theories (e.g., 'bad apple,' 'settlement for convenience') do not fully explain the observed rates.

Conclusions:

  • The high malpractice payment rate per physician in the LRGV may be influenced by factors beyond physician actions.
  • Further research is needed, with preliminary indications pointing towards attorney activities as a potential driver.
  • The findings suggest a need to examine the role of legal practices in malpractice claim trends.

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