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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jun 3;93(2):241–250. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.05.040
2003–2012

Associated Personnel* Closed
Claims
Paid
Claims††
% Paid of
Closed
Claims
Total
Indemnity
Average
Indemnity
Other Physician 117 11 9.4% $4,744,999 $431,364
Radiologist 20 3 15.0% $1,607,500 $535,833
Other Person or Personnel 3 0 0.0% $0 $0
Technician 7 3 42.9% $355,000 $118,333
Consultant 3 1 33.3% $360,000 $360,000
Emergency Medicine Physician 3 1 33.3% $360,000 $360,000
Nurse 2 0 0.0% $0 $0
Pathologist 2 0 0.0% $0 $0
Other Therapist 2 0 0.0% $0 $0
Physician's Assistant 2 0 0.0% $0 $0
Other Office Personnel 1 0 0.0% $0 $0
Physical Therapist 1 1 100.0% $38,000 $38,000
Nurse Anesthetist 1 0 0.0% $0 $0
Nurse Practitioner 1 1 100.0% $80,000 $80,000
Manufacturer of Drug or Equipment 1 0 0.0% $0 $0

Associated Personnel Total: 166 21 12.7% $7,545,499 $359,309
*

Any associated professional that was named in the claim. Up to three associated personnel can be reported for each record.

Closed claims are medical liability claims that have been resolved through settlement or verdict or withdrawn, dropped or dismissed without payment.

††

Paid Claims are medical liability claims that resulted in indemnity payment to the plaintiff as a result of settlement or court adjudication.

Adjusted for inflation, 2012 index year26.