CHICAGO — Even though malpractice lawsuits for retinopathy of prematurity are rare, they are expensive, according to AAO President-elect George A. Williams, MD.
Williams, who is chair of the board of Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company, delivered pearls on the 30-year OMIC experience at Retina Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.
“Let’s talk about getting sued,” he said.
From 1987 to 2016, OMIC managed about 5,000 claims, and only 30 of those have involved ROP, he said. However, four of the top 10 payments made over the years
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