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released: 4 May 2007 author: AIHW media release

This report presents the first 12 months' data from the combined Medical Indemnity National Collection (MINC) of public and private sector medical indemnity claims. This is the first report on medical indemnity in Australia to combine public and private sector data. The data in this report cover claims current at any time during the reporting period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. That is, claims that were open, new claims that arose, and claims finalised during the period. There is information on the incidents that give rise to and the medical specialties involved in claims, the people affected by these incidents, the nature of injury, and the size, outcome and length of time claims have been open.

ISSN 1833-7422; ISBN 978 1 74024 678 1; Cat. no. HSE 48; 35pp.; $20.00

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  • Preliminary material (153K PDF)
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title page and verso
    • Foreword
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Sections (205K PDF)
    1. Introduction
      • 1.1 Background to the report
      • 1.2 Collaborative arrangements
    2. MINC data
      • 2.1 Scope of the report
      • 2.2 Claims management practices
      • 2.3 Data items and definitions
      • 2.4 Data quality and completeness
      • 2.5 Ongoing development of the collection
    3. National data 2004-05
      • 3.1 Incidents
      • 3.2 People
      • 3.3 Claims
  • End matter (115K PDF)
    • Appendix 1: Body function/structurecategories
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • References

Recommended citation

AIHW 2007. A national picture of medical indemnity claims in Australia 2004–05. Safety and quality of health care no. 1. Cat. no. HSE 48. Canberra: AIHW.