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Hospital Risk Management and Malpractice Payment Data
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Exploring the intersection of medical insurance and malpractice, these records provide a detailed look into hospital liability and claim payments. The data facilitates consulting for hospital development by highlighting areas where career development and medical determination processes may lead to financial and professional risks. By examining the relationship between patient damages and physician specialities, the collection offers a factual basis for improving medical methods and reducing the costs associated with healthcare litigation and institutional development.
Columns
- Amount: The monetary value of the claim payment in dollars, with values ranging up to 926,000.
- Severity: A rating of damage to the patient, scaled from 1 (representing emotional trauma) to 9 (representing death).
- Age: The age of the claimant at the time of the incident, measured in years.
- Private Attorney: A binary indicator showing whether the claimant was represented by a private attorney.
- Marital Status: A categorical code representing the marital status of the claimant.
- Speciality: The specific medical field of the physician involved in the lawsuit, such as Family Practice or General Surgery.
- Insurance: The type of medical insurance held by the patient, with categories including Private and Unknown.
- Gender: The sex of the patient, recorded as either Female or Male.
Distribution
The information is contained in a single CSV file titled
medicalmalpractice.csv with a total size of 3.8 MB. It features 8 distinct columns and a total of 79,200 valid records. The dataset exhibits high integrity, reporting 100% validity across all primary fields with no missing or mismatched entries. The collection is intended for weekly updates to capture ongoing trends in medical litigation.Usage
This resource is ideal for medical consultants performing risk assessments for hospital departments. it is well-suited for building actuarial models to predict claim amounts based on the severity of damage or for identifying trends in lawsuits across different medical specialities. Additionally, hospital administrators can use the data to develop career training programmes aimed at reducing malpractice incidents.
Coverage
The scope covers a broad demographic range, with claimant ages spanning from infants to seniors (0 to 87 years). Gender distribution shows a split of 60% female and 40% male participants. The records include a variety of physician specialities, most notably Family Practice and General Surgery, and capture various insurance types, with Private insurance being the most common at 43%.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Health care consultants can leverage these records to advise hospitals on liability risks and process improvements. Legal researchers may utilise the data to study the correlation between attorney representation and claim outcomes. Furthermore, insurance underwriters can use the historical payment figures and severity ratings to refine medical malpractice insurance premiums.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Medical Malpractice and Hospital Liability Claims
- Physician Speciality Lawsuit and Insurance Index
- Patient Damage Severity and Medical Claim Registry
- Hospital Risk Management and Malpractice Payment Data
- US Medical Liability and Healthcare Insurance Archive
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Original Data Source: Hospital Risk Management and Malpractice Payment Data
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