For more than 20 years, CRICO has analyzed claims and suits from the Harvard medical community to understand causes of error. We have learned that 67% of claims fall into four high risk areas: Diagnosis, Obstetrics, Surgery and Medication.
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Doctors Lose Their Own Malpractice Case
Medical malpractice cases are sometimes lost when a defendant clinician does badly at trial or during the deposition.