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Insurance Department Issues Second Annual Ohio Medical Liability Closed Claim Report

By Mary R. Kennedy

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COLUMBUS ? The Ohio Department of Insurance has issued its second annual Ohio Medical Liability Closed Claim Report, shows a total of 4,004 medical malpractice claims were closed in 2006. The average paid per claim was $288,080.

Some key findings in the report include:

  • Total Claims: 4,006 claims reported for 2006 by 93 entities.
  • Indemnity Payments: Almost 80 percent of medical malpractice claims resulted in no payment to a claimant. A total of 3,210 claims had no indemnity payments while 794, or 20 percent, closed with an indemnity payment.
  • Claim Expenses: While most medical malpractice claims closed with no payments to claimants, almost all claims generated expenses for investigation and defense. These expenses totaled $88,131,139, an average of $25,672 per claim.
For more information on medical malpractice claims paid by state, see statehealthfacts.com.

Full post as published by Medical Malpractice Law News on January 22, 2008 (boomark / email).

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