Table 4.
Prior studies of statistical relationships between medical malpractice and various surgeon demographics
| Study | Type of physician | Characteristic |
|---|---|---|
| Positive correlation | ||
| Meadow et al. [17] | Neonatal intensivists | Years in practice |
| Community versus university setting | ||
| Taragin et al. [23] | New Jersey doctors | Specialty |
| Neurosurgery | ||
| Orthopaedic surgery | ||
| Obstetrics / gynecology | ||
| Male gender | ||
| Kahan et al. [13] | Urologists | Procedure type |
| Inpatient | ||
| Adult | ||
| Surgical procedures | ||
| Geographic location | ||
| Sloan et al. [20] | Florida doctors | Prior malpractice claim |
| Taragin et al. [22] | New Jersey doctors | Prior malpractice claim |
| Abbott et al. [2] | Ophthalmologists | Increased surgical volume |
| Prior malpractice claim | ||
| For high-volume surgeons | ||
| Gender | ||
| Advertising use | ||
| Preoperative time spent | ||
| Co-management | ||
| Taragin et al. [23] | New Jersey doctors | Specialty |
| Waters et al. [26] | Physicians, three states | Medical school |
| Ely et al. [11] | Florida family practice | Graduation from US/Canadian medical school |
| Board certification | ||
| AMA physician recognition award | ||
| AOA honor society | ||
| Rodriguez [19] | Massachusetts physican organization | Specialty |
| Kilmo et al. [15] | California members of liability protection trust | No fellowship training |
| No clinical faculty affiliation | ||
| Not a member of professional society | ||
| Not a graduate of US/Canadian medical school | ||
| No board certification | ||
| Not in group practice | ||
| Orthopaedists | ||
| No religious affiliation | ||
| No RN in office | ||
| No correlation | ||
| Meadow et al. [17] | Neonatal intensivists | Physician gender |
| Fox and Richardson [12] | Spine surgeon | Procedure type |
| Sloan et al. [20] | Florida doctors | Prestegious credentials |
| Taragin et al. [23] | New Jersey doctors | Physician performance |
| Physician age, degree, site of training, certification status, severity of injury | ||
| Rodriguez et al. [19] | Massachusetts physican organization | Care coordination |
| Quality of physician–patient interaction | ||
| Moore et al. [18] | Not stated | Day of the week |
| Taragin et al. [24] | New Jersey doctors | Specialty |
| Psychiatry | ||
| Kocher et al. [16] | Orthopaedists, three states | Board certification |