Communication Errors in Radiology: A Liability Cost Analysis

摘要

We evaluated the economic effect on radiologists involved in litigation of failures in communication of results.We examined claims data from the Physicians Insurers Association of America 2002 report on breast cancer and identified malpractice cases in which miscommunication, rather than misdiagnosis, was the primary cause for litigation.The average indemnity payment for primary errors in communication by radiologists was between