Researchers polled 3,480 U.S. physicians from across 25 specialty areas for the survey.
When asked about the long-term emotional and financial effects of a medical malpractice lawsuit, physicians reported the following:
• No long-term effects — 63 percent
• I no longer trust patients/I treat patients differently — 29 percent
• I left the practice setting — 6 percent
• I changed my insurer — 4 percent
• I purchased more malpractice insurance — 2 percent
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