Use of the physician insurers association of America database as a surveillance tool for diabetes-related malpractice claims in the U.S.

Diabetes Care

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1096-1100

  Meredith, Valerie ^a   Cook, Curtiss B ^b,d   Penman, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031847307     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.21.7.1096     Document Type: Article

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