%T Australia's medical indemnity claims 2011-12




%I Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
%D 2013

%K Medicine



%U https://apo.org.au/node/34713

%X Summary
This report presents data on Australia's medical indemnity claims in  the public sector, and in the public and private sectors combined, from  2007-08 to 2011-12. The data exclude public sector claims for Western  Australia, which did not report its claims data for 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Claims arise from allegations of negligence or breach of duty by  health-care practitioners during the delivery of health services. A new  claim is created when a reserve amount is placed against the costs  expected to arise in closing the claim.
%9 Report