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work_7izrekubs5agxbhvyw7m6cxabe	Winfield J. Wells	And justice for whom?	1999	9	.pdf	application/pdf	4478	325	64	of this study concluded that medical malpractice litigation infrequently compensated patients injured by negligence and rarely identified and held providers accountable for substandard care. Little information exists on the number of malpractice claims filed against cardiothoracic surgeons, the Malpractice claims against cardiothoracic surgeons. of the malpractice claims in the PIAA closed case file. Natural history of malpractice claims against cardiothoracic surgeons, based on approximately 3800 closed Natural history of malpractice claims against cardiothoracic surgeons. time period 1995-1997, the average cost per claim was cost of defending a claim that goes to trial is considerably higher than for cases that are settled. average and median costs for defense for claims that 1985 to 1997 shows that the average indemnity expenditure per file requiring payment was $162,584 for cardiothoracic surgery claims. reports the percentage of such claims requiring indemnity payment, as well as the average cost.	./cache/work_7izrekubs5agxbhvyw7m6cxabe.pdf	./txt/work_7izrekubs5agxbhvyw7m6cxabe.txt