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[Soleilpie]

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I'm VERY interested in doing EM and/or ICU in the future. After hearing about all the malpractice problems for physicians, I've become a little nervous about the idea. Honestly, I doubt it'll stop me from pursuing it..only because I have a need to be challenged and to work in an environment where there are a lot of unknowns. I am curious though, how often are ER doctors sued and how often do they lose? Also, do most academic or city hopsitals pay for their physician's malpractice insurance?

 

[hello23]

it totally depends on the state you choose to practice...only 7 states have the malpractice cap limits. And yes, unfortunately, EM physicians are being sued quite often, but not as often as ob-gyn and neurosurg...correct me if I am wrong.

 

[OSUdoc08]

it totally depends on the state you choose to practice...only 7 states have the malpractice cap limits. And yes, unfortunately, EM physicians are being sued quite often, but not as often as ob-gyn and neurosurg...correct me if I am wrong.

what are those 7 states?

thanks

 

[beyond all hope]

Hopefully there will be federal caps and other sorts of blocks to frivolous lawsuits soon. I'm not a big Bush fan but he's been at this for awhile, and with a new congress he might actually be successful.

Yes, ER docs are sued quite often. It's a high-risk specialty. However, most ER docs have their malpractice insurance covered for them, especially if you're an academic or work for the hospital, so they don't know how much it costs.

Cali is one of the states with a cap, but ONLY for pain and suffering. I'm not aware of any state with a real cap. Just recently some jackoff lawyer got around caps by suing the resident and not the attending.