TY  - Report





PY  - 2013
T1  - Australia's medical indemnity claims 2011-12
PB  - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare


DO  - https://doi.org/APO-34713
UR  - https://apo.org.au/node/34713

AB  - 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.
ER  -