Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
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J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. · Dec 1981
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Medical Malpractice Closed Claim Study 1975-1978. A review of dermatologic claims.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Medical Malpractice Closed Claim Study 1975-1978 is the first major uniform nationwide survey of its kind. A total of 71,782 closed claims were reviewed during a 3 1/2-year period. ⋯ A review of the dermatologic closed claims with indemnity payments included in the study revealed that dermatologists accounted for 127 claims representing 0.7% of total paid claims, with payments totaling +2,549,125 representing 0.6% of total indemnity dollars paid. Since our specialty represents 1.4% of all practicing physicians, it is clear that the NAIC study reaffirms dermatology as being among the lowest malpractice risk specialties.