The percentage of patients injured by medical negligence who actually file a lawsuit is very small. The estimates range from one in 8 to one in 10, and of those who file lawsuits, only one in three receives any compensation - American college of legal medicine
· Prophylactic awareness by physicians of malpractice liability, coupled with the adoption of preventive programs, should minimize allegations of malpractice.
· Victory is achievable when preventative alertness diminishes the need for aggressive legal defense. Competently trained, experienced physicians and surgeons are mindful of legal liability. They follow a course of medical and surgical care that is commensurate and consistent with their skill, knowledge, ability, and experience. Such physicians and surgeons, when accused of medical malpractice, rarely lose in a court of law.
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