Recent data released by the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), a United States Department of Health and Human Services computer database, indicates that medical malpractice payout amounts throughout the country are increasing annually. In some states, these increases are over 100%. The NPDB’s annual report of medical malpractice payouts analyzes medical malpractice claims from 2004 through 2018, indicating important […]
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), a computer database operated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, recently issued its annual report that not only summarized medical malpractice payouts throughout the United States but other medical malpractice case trends as well. The report indicates that medical malpractice payout amounts in the United States […]