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Review Tables 29.1, 29.2, 29.3, and 29.4 in the Joel text (2018) and compare APRN adverse events and malpractice claims to MDs in your state of practice. Identify the differences, why you think there is a difference, and how malpractice suits affect patient access.
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts 1990-2014
Advance practice nurse
Malpractice payment: 167
Adverse action 33
Physician
Medical malpractice insurance: 6363
Adverse action 2550
Reference:
Average length of visits was 17.4 minutes. The median length of visits was 15.7 minutes. The median talk time by patient was 5.3 minutes, and physician, 5.2 minutes. The median time during which neither part spoke was 55 seconds.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254573/
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