Table 3. Number of Claims by Category by Year from January 1982 through June 1983
| Category | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | Total Claims/Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improper Procedure, etc. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Hearing Aids | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 23 | ||
| Employment Conflicts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Physical Injury to Ear | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Improper Diagnosis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| Injuries Due to Falls | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| Physical Injuries to Body Parts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| Death of a Patient | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Sexual Harassment/Misconduct | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Property Damage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Failure to Provide Sufficient Information | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Intraoperative Monitoring | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| False Claim | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Other | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Total Claims/Year | 5 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 129 |