# Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/medical-malpractice-and-liability-issues/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the impact of medical malpractice on the healthcare system, including topics such as malpractice risk, defensive medicine, patient complaints, tort reform, physician liability, healthcare quality, medicolegal analysis, clinical guidelines, physician behavior, and litigation outcomes. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Health Professions |
| OpenAlex ID | t12339 |
| Works | 85 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 85.

- [Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US](https://scholariq.org/papers/medical-error-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us/)
- [Hospital-acquired renal insufficiency: A prospective study](https://scholariq.org/papers/hospital-acquired-renal-insufficiency-a-prospective-study/)
- [The frequency and epidemiology of hand and forearm fractures in the United States](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-frequency-and-epidemiology-of-hand-and-forearm-fractures-in-the-united/)
- [Management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions](https://scholariq.org/papers/management-of-ingested-foreign-bodies-and-food-impactions/)
- [Patients’ trust in physicians: Many theories, few measures, and little data](https://scholariq.org/papers/patients-trust-in-physicians-many-theories-few-measures-and-little-data/)
- [Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient(2006)](https://scholariq.org/papers/resources-for-the-optimal-care-of-the-injured-patient-2006/)
- [Understanding organisational culture for healthcare quality improvement](https://scholariq.org/papers/understanding-organisational-culture-for-healthcare-quality-improvement/)
- [Overtreatment in the United States](https://scholariq.org/papers/overtreatment-in-the-united-states/)
- [Treatment of Scaphoid Fractures and Nonunions](https://scholariq.org/papers/treatment-of-scaphoid-fractures-and-nonunions/)
- [Improving the safety of health care: the leapfrog initiative.](https://scholariq.org/papers/improving-the-safety-of-health-care-the-leapfrog-initiative/)
- [The Relationship Between Patients?? Satisfaction With Their Physicians and Perceptions About Interventions They Desired and Received](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-relationship-between-patients-satisfaction-with-their-physicians-and/)
- [Determining When Quality Improvement Initiatives Should Be Considered Research](https://scholariq.org/papers/determining-when-quality-improvement-initiatives-should-be-considered-research/)
- [Patterns of Technical Error Among Surgical Malpractice Claims](https://scholariq.org/papers/patterns-of-technical-error-among-surgical-malpractice-claims/)
- [Patient–physician mistrust and violence against physicians in Guangdong Province, China: a qualitative study](https://scholariq.org/papers/patient-physician-mistrust-and-violence-against-physicians-in-guangdong-province/)
- [Health system reforms, violence against doctors and job satisfaction in the medical profession: a cross-sectional survey in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China](https://scholariq.org/papers/health-system-reforms-violence-against-doctors-and-job-satisfaction-in-the/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient(2006)](https://scholariq.org/papers/resources-for-the-optimal-care-of-the-injured-patient-2006/)
- [Patterns of Technical Error Among Surgical Malpractice Claims](https://scholariq.org/papers/patterns-of-technical-error-among-surgical-malpractice-claims/)
- [Patient–physician mistrust and violence against physicians in Guangdong Province, China: a qualitative study](https://scholariq.org/papers/patient-physician-mistrust-and-violence-against-physicians-in-guangdong-province/)
- [Effect of Fear of Litigation on Obstetric Care: A Nationwide Analysis on Obstetric Practice](https://scholariq.org/papers/effect-of-fear-of-litigation-on-obstetric-care-a-nationwide-analysis-on/)
- [Patch testing in children: a study of 562 schoolchildren](https://scholariq.org/papers/patch-testing-in-children-a-study-of-562-schoolchildren/)
- [A Look Inside the Courtroom](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-look-inside-the-courtroom/)
- [Medical Malpractice in Neurosurgery: A Comprehensive Analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/medical-malpractice-in-neurosurgery-a-comprehensive-analysis/)
- [Descriptive Analysis of State and Federal Spine Surgery Malpractice Litigation in the United States](https://scholariq.org/papers/descriptive-analysis-of-state-and-federal-spine-surgery-malpractice-litigation/)
- [Medicolegal issues of peri‐anaesthetic dental injuries: A 21‐years review of liability lawsuits in France](https://scholariq.org/papers/medicolegal-issues-of-peri-anaesthetic-dental-injuries-a-21-years-review-of/)
- [Write Less, Earn More: Standardized Note Templates Improves Billing Accuracy and Compensation](https://scholariq.org/papers/write-less-earn-more-standardized-note-templates-improves-billing-accuracy-and/)
- [The Consistency of Experts’ Evaluation of Obstetric Claims for Compensation](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-consistency-of-experts-evaluation-of-obstetric-claims-for-compensation-2/)
- [The Duty of Certifying Surgeon in Cases of Accident](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-duty-of-certifying-surgeon-in-cases-of-accident/)
- [Meta-analysis and Systematic Review of Medical Errors Across Specialties: Bridging the Gap with International Perspectives and Recommendations](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-and-systematic-review-of-medical-errors-across-specialties/)
- [https://www.jptcp.com/index.php/jptcp/article/view/4524](https://scholariq.org/papers/https-www-jptcp-com-index-php-jptcp-article-view-4524/)
- [102 THERMAL ABLATION VERSUS TOETVA FOR A SOLITARY BENIGN THYROID NODULE: CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF PATIENTS PREFERENCES IS COMING TRUE](https://scholariq.org/papers/102-thermal-ablation-versus-toetva-for-a-solitary-benign-thyroid-nodule-changing/)

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