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INTRODUCTION :
According to a study published in the US News and World Report in 2010, the cost of medical malpractice in the United States is $55.6 billion a year, which is 2.4 per cent of annual health-care spending*. Another 2011 study published in the New England Journal of Medicin
e revealed that annually, during the period 1991 to 2005, 7.4 per cent of all physicians licensed in the US had a malpractice claim against them. These staggering numbers not only contribute to the high cost of health care in the US, but the size of successful malpractice claims also contributes to high premiums for medical malpractice insurance.
America's most prominent health insurance provider has collated a range of data and wants to develop a better understanding of its claims paid out for medical malpractice lawsuits. Data from randomly selected claimant has been collected. 200 claimant has been collected. Its records show claim payment amounts, as well as information about the presiding physician and the claimant for many mediated or settled lawsuits this year.
Material & Methods :
This stud was conducted in America by the health insurance company to develop a better understanding of its claims paid out for medical malpractice lawsuits
Sample Size : Randomized 200 claimant has been selected for doing the study.
Statistical Analysis Plan : Descriptive and Inferential analysis has been done in the study. The independent t test, ANOVA, Generalized linear model, chi square test has been used in the study to analyse the numerical as well as categorical variables.
Objective of the Study :
Q1a) To check the difference in proportion of "MILD" or "MEDIUM" claims made by a patient's Gender. To check the mild & medium severity cases more reported by female patient as compare to male patient.
Hypothesis testing :
Null Hypothesis : There is no significance difference in the proportion of mild & medium
cases reported by male & female patient.
Alternative Hypothesis : There is a significance difference in the proportion of mild &
medium cases reported by male & female patient.
1 b) To check the significance difference between the average amount claim by the patient when a private.
Hypothesis Testing:
Null Hypothesis : there is no difference in the average amount claimed by patient when private attorney is involved as compared to when there is no private attorney involved.
Alternative hypothesis : the average amount claimed by patient when private attorney is involved is higher than when there is no private attorney involved.
1 c) To check the relationship between the severity of the claim reported by patients & the presence of private attorney involvement.
Hypothesis Testing :
Null Hypothesis : The Private attorney representation has no effect on the SEVERE' claims & "MEDIUM" severity claims.
Alternative...
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