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Journal Articles

  1. Cheney FW, Posner K, Caplan RA, Ward RJ: Standard of care and anesthesia liability. JAMA 261:1599-1603, 1989. [NLM PubMed Link] See also: Quality of Care
    1. The ASA Closed Claims database of 1,004 lawsuits was examined to define the impact of the "Standard of Care" as judged by practicing anesthesiologists on the likelihood and amount of financial recovery. This paper provides a general overview of the methodology of the project. The most important finding was that if the anesthesiologist provides appropriate care there is still a greater than 40% chance that payment will be made for a claim of malpractice.
  2. Cheney FW: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Project: What Have We Learned, How Has It Affected Practice, and How Will It Affect Practice in the Future? Anesthesiology 91: 552-556, 1999. [NLM PubMed Link]
    1. The American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Project is a standardized collection of anesthesia-related adverse outcomes retrieved from closed malpractice claims against anesthesiologists. The data obtained provide a unique tool for improving anesthesia-related patient safety and reducing liability exposure for the anesthesiologist.

Newsletter Articles

  1. Cheney FW: Professional Liability Committee maps strategies to confront crisis. ASA Newsletter 49(1):6, 1985. [Full Text]
  2. Cheney FW: ASA Closed Claims Project - Where have we been and where are we going? ASA Newsletter 57(6):8-11, 1993.
  3. Cheney FW: Committee on Professional Liability - overview. ASA Newsletter 58(6):7-10, 1994. [Full Text]
  4. Cheney FW: Committee on Professional Liability: Reflections on 11 years as Chair. ASA Newsletter 59(6):6-8, 1995. [Full Text]
  5. Caplan RA: Professional liability: What's ahead? ASA Newsletter 60(6):6-9, 1996. [Full text]
  6. Campos J: Web Site for Closed Claims Project Provides Access and Insight. ASA Newsletter 62(6):10-11, 1998. [Full Text]
  7. Caplan RA: The Closed Claims Project: Looking Back, Looking Forward. ASA Newsletter 63(6):7-9, 1999. [Full Text]
  8. Cooper, P: Behind the Scenes at the ASA Closed Claims Project. ASA Newsletter 63(6):10-11, 1999. [Full Text]
  9. Campos, J: Distributing Anesthesia Information Via the Web: Lessons Learned by the Closed Claims Project. ASA Newsletter 63(6):20-21, 1999. [Full Text]
  10. Posner KL: Closed Claims Project Shows Safety Evolution. APSF Newsletter 16(2):1-3, 2001. [Full Text] See also: Project Overview