Which specialty attracts the most law suits?
Hint: GPs figure highly in a US study that shows many go solo after a negligence claim
Doctors who have had multiple negligent practice claims against them tend to go solo, or downsize to a smaller practice, but most don’t move away or leave the profession, a US study shows.
More than half of the claims were among five specialties, with internal physicians accounting for 17% of claims, followed by GPs who made up 15% of the malpractice cases studied.
