Counselling and medical malpractice
Related Medical Malpractice Statistics
- Medical malpractice lawsuit statistics for counsellor malpractice in the USA:
- 148 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding professional counsellors in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 169 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding professional family or marriage counsellor in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 15 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding professional substance abuse counsellor in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Medical malpractice lawsuit statistics for mental health counsellor malpractice in the USA:
- 110 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding mental health counsellors in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Medical malpractice lawsuit statistics for social worker malpractice in the USA:
- 166 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding social workers in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 504 (0.2%) counselors had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 577 (0.2%) malpractice reports were made against counselors in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Counselors had an average of 1.14 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 181 (0.1%) social workers had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 203 (0.1%) malpractice reports were made against social workers in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Social workers had an average of 1.12 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 22 (0.2%) counselors had a malpractice report made against them in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 10 (0.04%) malpractice reports were made against counselors in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 8 (0.1%) social workers had a malpractice report made against them in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 21 (0.1%) malpractice reports were made against social workers in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical Malpractice Information
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