Vermont Medical Malpractice Claims Data

According to 2008 data from The Henry Kaiser Family Foundation's statehealthfacts.org, Vermont led the nation in the average medical malpractice claim amount $839,119 (compared to $352,750 for the previous year). Certainly Vermont did not lead the total number of claims paid or the largest amounts paid. There were only 13 claims paid in Vermont in 2008.

When ranked by total dollars paid, Vermont comes in 45th out of 51 states (including D.C.).

See statehealthfacts.org for more interesting data on Vermont and any other state, such as:

• Total Hospitals
• Hospitals by Ownership
• Beds
• Beds by Ownership
• Admissions
• Admissions by Ownership
• Emergency Room Visits
• Emergency Room Visits by Ownership
• Inpatient Days
• Inpatient Days by Ownership
• Outpatient Visits
• Outpatient Visits by Ownership
• Medical Errors
• Mandatory Quality Reporting Requirement