The frequency of medical malpractice claims has declined onepercent over the past year, according to a just-released analysisby Chicago-based Aon.
In its report=="2005 Hospital Professional Liability andPhysician Liability Benchmark Analysis"==released today, Aonreported that while frequency dropped slightly, the average cost(severity) of each malpractice claim grew at a rate of 7.5percent.
According to Aon, this is the first time in the history of thestudy that the frequency trend decreased for both hospitals andphysicians.
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