Medical malpractice is discussed mostly in private, usually by people who have been advised not to discuss it. This is a place to look at what the public record actually shows, read what other physicians have written, and find help if you have been named in a claim.
The Pennsylvania Court Dockets Experiment-Part II IntroductionThe quality of data on medical malpractice is limited by many factors, one of which is the tendency to report figures as national averages. Take for instance the AMA’s April 2026…
GeneralAndrew Wilmot MD · October 21, 2026
Nobody has ever systematically studied the number of doctors sued per year in the United States. This prevents research on the impact of medical malpractice lawsuits on doctors, healthcare systems, and the economy. This is my effort to change that.
GeneralAndrew Wilmot MD · October 16, 2026
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Andrew Wilmot MD · September 29, 2026
Andrew Wilmot MD · September 29, 2026
Malpractice risk is usually described state by state in anecdotes. The public payment record can be read directly instead: how often payments are made per 1,000 physicians, how large they are, and which way each state is heading, over the last 10 years. Statistics by state, not individual cases or physicians.
Being sued is isolating in a specific way: you are advised not to discuss the case, which cuts you off from exactly the colleagues you would normally lean on. Two outside services for that situation: coaching through deposition and trial from a physician who has been through it, and a way to get contested imaging re-read without hindsight bias.
