Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 204, Issue 4 , Pages 561-569 , April 2007

The American College of Surgeons’ Closed Claims Study: New Insights for Improving Care

  • F. Dean Griffen, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Committee on Patient Safety and Professional Liability, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: F Dean Griffen, MD, FACS, Highland Clinic, Department of Surgery, 1455 E Bert Kouns, Shreveport, LA 71105.
    • ,
  • Linda S. Stephens, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • James B. Alexander, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Committee on Patient Safety and Professional Liability, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • H. Randolph Bailey, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Committee on Patient Safety and Professional Liability, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Scott E. Maizel, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Committee on Patient Safety and Professional Liability, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Beth Howell Sutton, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Committee on Patient Safety and Professional Liability, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Karen L. Posner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Received 16 August 2006 ,Revised 3 November 2006 ,Accepted 4 January 2007.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.

 This research was funded by grants from the American College of Surgeons. The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the American College of Surgeons or the University of Washington.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.013

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 204, Issue 4 , Pages 561-569 , April 2007

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