PMID- 20816632
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110119
LR  - 20100906
IS  - 1558-349X (Electronic)
IS  - 1546-1440 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 9
DP  - 2010 Sep
TI  - Stability and infrequency of radiologic technologist malpractice payments: an 
      analysis of the National Practitioner Data Bank.
PG  - 705-10
LID - 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.03.002 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe characteristics and trends of 
      radiologic technologist (RT) malpractice payments. METHODS: National Practitioner 
      Data Bank data files were analyzed for details of RT malpractice payments from 
      1991 through 2008. Payment amounts, sources, and allegations were all identified 
      and summarized, along with geographic and demographic data. RESULTS: Between 1991 
      and 2008, a total of 155 RT malpractice payments were reported nationally, 
      ranging from $750 to $11.5 million (median, $57,500; mean, $293,655 +/- 
      $1,305,091), with 153 (99%) <$1 million. Adjusting for outliers and inflation, 
      payments changed little over the 18-year interval. More than half of all cases 
      originated in 8 states, with per capita payments most common in Louisiana and New 
      Jersey. Alleged errors in diagnosis accounted for one third of all cases. 
      CONCLUSION: Malpractice payments on behalf of RTs are very infrequent (on 
      average, <9 nationally each year) and usually relatively small (almost half 
      <$50,000). Frequency and mean adjusted payment have remained stable over nearly 
      two decades, likely related in part to "deep pocket" shielding by hospitals and 
      radiologists.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2010 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All 
      rights reserved.
FAU - Duszak, Richard Jr
AU  - Duszak R Jr
AD  - Mid-South Imaging and Therapeutics, 6305 Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis,TN 38120, 
      USA. rduszak@duszak.com
FAU - Berlin, Leonard
AU  - Berlin L
FAU - Ellenbogen, Paul H
AU  - Ellenbogen PH
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Coll Radiol
JT  - Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
JID - 101190326
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Louisiana
MH  - Malpractice/*economics/statistics & numerical data
MH  - National Practitioner Data Bank/*economics
MH  - New Jersey
MH  - Technology, Radiologic/*economics/standards
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2010/09/08 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/20 06:00
CRDT- 2010/09/07 06:00
PHST- 2010/02/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/03/01 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/09/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/09/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/20 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1546-1440(10)00103-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.03.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Coll Radiol. 2010 Sep;7(9):705-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.03.002.