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Archive: March 2012

By: Angela Dietrich Healthcare, a medical malpractice insurer, created this interesting infographic, summarizing 2011 medical malpractice outcome data from the National Practitioners Data Bank. Click here to view. It appears that Washington State medical malpractice insurers had a relatively large…

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By: Angela According to surveys, most doctors think a poor patient is more likely to sue than a wealthy patient. This turns out to be untrue.  A study recently published in “Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research” shows poor people are…

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By: Angela Last week’s post explained how to look for state licensing actions against a provider, but many people want to find out if their doctor has been sued before, which is an entirely different question. Unfortunately, there is no…

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By: Angela Have you wanted to look up a doctor to see if s/he has ever been in legal or licensing trouble? This series of posts helps you learn to be your own investigator. #1: Check with the medical board…

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