How Have Increasing Adverse Action Reports Against Physicians Affected Medical

question 2

Multiple Choice

How have increasing adverse action reports against physicians affected medical malpractice?

• A) Medical malpractice cases have increased due to patients' access to these reports.
• B) Physicians are more careful due to these reports, resulting in decreasing malpractice accusations.
• C) More patients are winning malpractice suits because of these reports.
• D) Patients avoid physicians who have an alarming number of reports.

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