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Leading reasons U.S. physicians are sued 2015

Most common reasons for malpractice suits against U.S. physicians as of 2015

This graph presents the most common reasons for malpractice suits against U.S. physicians as of 2015. It was found that failure to diagnose and patients suffering an abnormal injury were the most common reasons for physicians being sued, each accounting for 31% of the total.

Failure to diagnose	31
Patient suffered an abnormal injury	31
Failure to treat	12
Poor documentation of patient instruction and education	4
Errors in medication administration	4
Failure to follow safety procedures	3
Improperly obtaining/lack of informed consent	3

Leading reasons U.S. physicians are sued 2015

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