1naresh
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Fear of Being Sued n (%) Main Concern About Being Sued n (%) Extremely low: Never think about it 29 (3.7) Reputation among peers 57 (7.0) Very low: Rarely crosses my mind 60 (7.6) The cost of malpractice insurance 38 (4.7) Relatively low: Not very concerned 113 (14.4) Personal assets at risk 165 (20.2) Mild 199 (25.3) The impact on the patient who is “injured” 117 (14.4) Moderately high: occasionally concerned 235 (29.9) Lose his/her own confidence and practice defensive medicine 156 (19.1) Very high: frequently concerned 99 (12.6) The impact on the overall health care system 43 (5.3) Extremely high: always concerned 51 (6.5) Being named in the national practitioners data bank 87 (10.7) Unfavorable publicity in the media 12 (1.5) Ego 20 (2.5) Other 120 (14.7) Totals 786 815