TABLE 4.
Association of Patient Age and Injury Type With Size of Indemnity Payment Among 83 Malpractice Claims With Indemnity
| Indemnity Payment Mean $ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| Patient age at time of incident | ||
| <1 mo | 518 887 | 535 899 |
| 1–12 mo | 315 514 | 522 230 |
| >1 y | 925 380 | 657 852 |
| P value for difference across all age categories | .02 | .71 |
| Type of injury | ||
| Fatality | 559 102 | 366 052 |
| Permanent injury | 703 373 | 724 430 |
| Temporary or psychological | 127 663 | 389 547 |
| P value for difference across all injury categories | .03 | .01 |
Reported dollar payments were converted to 2008 dollars by using the Consumer Price Index. The P values are based on joint significance tests of the differences in means across categories.