In a Harvard Medical Practice Study, a sample of 31,429 medical records of hospital patoents were reviewed to assess the frequency of medical malpractice. Two types of malpractice were identified A. adverse events and B. negligence. An approximate 1% sample of records was reviewed on two different occasions by different review teams. The data in the tables below was obtained. A. Adverse events Review Process B + - Review Process A + 35 13 Review Process A - 21 249 Are the frequency of reporting of adverse events or negligence comparable in review process A ( the original review) and review process B ( the re review)? B. Negligence Review Process B + - Review Process A + 4 9 Review Process A - 12 293

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In a Harvard Medical Practice Study, a sample of 31,429 medical records of hospital patoents were reviewed to assess the frequency of medical malpractice. Two types of malpractice were identified A. adverse events and B. negligence. An approximate 1% sample of records was reviewed on two different occasions by different review teams. The data in the tables below was obtained.

 

A. Adverse events 

  Review Process B
  + -
Review Process A   + 35 13
Review Process A   - 21 249
     

 

Are the frequency of reporting of adverse events or negligence comparable in review process A ( the original review) and review process B ( the re review)?

B. Negligence 

                          Review Process B 
  + -
Review Process A  + 4 9
Review Process A  -  12 293
     
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