
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
- Obstetrics-related cases accounted for 8.1 percent of all physician-malpractice payment reports to NPDB.
- The median award reported for a childbirth-related claim was $2.5 million between 1997 and 2003, the highest of any specialty.
- NPDB reported an increase in 2003 and 2004 in the number of payments on behalf of nurses (RN, CNM, CRNA, CNS, NP). This group of nurses is responsible for only a small fraction (1-2 percent) of all payouts reported to the NPDB.
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Obstetric Safety Initiative
- About the Initiative
- OB Patient Safety Primer
- Themes in Problem Obstetrical Cases
- The Current Climate and Your Clinical Microsystem
- Effecting Change in Your Clinical Microsystem
- Potential Partners and Resources
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- Attorneys and Claims Managers
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
- The Institute of Medicine (IOM)
- The Joint Commission
- The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
- Improvement Strategies
- Education & Training
- Sample Documents
- Professional Resources
- Resources at DHMC
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