Adam C. Schaffer, MD, MPH

Opinion

Dr. Adam C. Schaffer, attending physician in the Hospital Medicine Unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital, instructor at Harvard Medical School, senior clinical analytics specialist at CRICO/Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions.

Hospitalists and medical malpractice

Author:: Adam C. Schaffer, MD, MPH

Publish date: August 4, 2021

Contrary to the trends for nearly all other physician specialties, the malpractice claims rates of hospitalists are not downtrending.

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Opinion

Dr. Adam C. Schaffer, attending physician in the Hospital Medicine Unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital, instructor at Harvard Medical School, senior clinical analytics specialist at CRICO/Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions.

Medical malpractice and the hospitalist: Reasons for optimism

Author:: Adam C. Schaffer, MD, MPH; Allen Kachalia, MD, JD, SFHM

Publish date: November 9, 2017

The most common types of malpractice allegations made against hospitalists were related to medical treatment, diagnosis, and medications.

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