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205 gap statements mined from Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 2,245 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • The study notes challenges related to the medico-legal analysis, including the need for specialized clinical expertise. The study identifies challenges related to the interpretation of judicial decisions and the assessment of causation.

    Prosthetic mesh infection after abdominal wall hernia repair: a medico-legal analysis · 2026 · DOI

  • A lack of clinical skill competency was identified as a primary cause of adverse events. Miscommunication, insufficient explanations to patients, and a lack of administrative support were also contributing issues.

    Learning from Mistakes—Dental Students’ Learning Experiences from Adverse Clinical Events · 2024 · DOI

  • The need for a comprehensive analysis of adverse events in clinical training. The importance of developing preventive strategies to reduce recurrences of adverse events.

    Learning from Mistakes—Dental Students’ Learning Experiences from Adverse Clinical Events · 2024 · DOI

  • Although the interpretative nature of histopathology and its inherent diagnostic variability are well recognised, the implications of this variability for medicolegal assessment remain insufficiently conceptualised.

    Contextual diagnostic framework for evaluating histopathology grey zones: a proposal with medicolegal implications using breast pathology as a model · 2026 · DOI

  • Further investigation of malpractice-related stress within the proposed MMSS descriptive framework may help inform the development of preventive psychological and organizational interventions.

    Malpractice-Related Stress Among Physicians in Emergency and Acute Care: A Scoping Review · 2026 · DOI

  • Intradural spine procedures carry substantial neurological risk and technical complexity, yet their associated medicolegal landscape remains poorly characterized.

    Exploring the Legal Landscape of Intradural Spine Procedures: A Retrospective Analysis of US Malpractice Claims · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for reciprocal legal-medical literacy. The study emphasizes the importance of unified psychiatric assessment criteria.

    The Role of the Psychiatric Expert In Tort Litigation · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can explore the development of unified psychiatric assessment criteria. The study's findings can inform the development of training programs for judges and psychiatric experts.

    The Role of the Psychiatric Expert In Tort Litigation · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of clear documentation poses a significant threat to clinical accountability and legal integrity. The absence of reliable clinical evidence exacerbates the trend of medical negligence claims.

    From scribble to scrutiny: The legal risks of poor clinical handwriting · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap in the current system is the lack of clear documentation, which poses a significant threat to clinical accountability and legal integrity. The gap in the current law is the lack of legal recognition of legibility as a component of the right to access healthcare.

    From scribble to scrutiny: The legal risks of poor clinical handwriting · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap between decision-making and patient outcomes is a significant challenge in modern health systems. Centralized authority can create structural tensions that weaken the patient-clinician relationship.

    Duty of Care Governance: a conceptual framework for aligning health system scale with the clinician–patient relationship · 2026 · DOI

  • The analysis by Schaffer et al lacks case matching. The teleradiology and nonteleradiology cohorts were not adjusted for exam type, time of day, acuity, or subspecialty.

    Teleradiology and malpractice: interpreting the risk in context · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for reconsideration of procedures to ensure the legal rights of healthcare professionals and patients. The study contributes to the discussion on ensuring the legal rights of healthcare professionals and patients.

    Kritiske processuelle aspekter i sager om sundhedsprofessionelles individuelle disciplinæransvar · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for further research on the development of procedures for handling patient complaints about healthcare.

    Kritiske processuelle aspekter i sager om sundhedsprofessionelles individuelle disciplinæransvar · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to educate patients about the importance of truthful information during medical examinations. There is a need to hold patients accountable for providing false information.

    Patient's criminal liability for providing false medical information in the procedure for applying for a driving license · 2026 · DOI

  • Several limitations of this study should be noted. This confirms that the formal adoption of international declarations and directives is insufficient to ensure the consistent application of patients’ rights without systematic education and organisational mechanisms to support their implementation in concrete clinical situations.

    System-Level Legal Knowledge of Patients’ Rights and Related Obligations · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should investigate the causal pathways between dispute etiologies and compensation amounts or damage outcomes. Future research should explore the effectiveness of targeted risk prevention and control strategies in medical institutions. Future research should examine the generalizability of the study's findings to other regions or countries.

    Causes, Characteristics, and Risk Factors of Medical Damage Liability Disputes: A 13-Year Retrospective Analysis of 1761 Litigation Cases in Chongqing, China · 2026 · DOI

  • The analysis by Schaffer et al may oversimplify the complex dynamic of clinical, operational, and structural variables.

    Teleradiology and malpractice: interpreting the risk in context · 2026 · DOI

  • The study aims to provide data support for risk prevention and control in regional medical institutions and for health policy formulation.

    Causes, Characteristics, and Risk Factors of Medical Damage Liability Disputes: A 13-Year Retrospective Analysis of 1761 Litigation Cases in Chongqing, China · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited public understanding of legal rights and dispute resolution mechanisms. Difficulty in exercising rights to information and medical records.

    Advocacy Assistance for Patients' Families' Civil Law Rights in Alleged Medical Disputes in Sorong City · 2026 · DOI

  • Investigating the incidence and consequences of prosthetic mesh infection, - Analyzing the effectiveness of different surgical approaches and mesh…

    Prosthetic mesh infection after abdominal wall hernia repair: a medico-legal analysis · 2026 · DOI

  • Intradural spine litigation represents an underexplored area of medical malpractice.

    Exploring the Legal Landscape of Intradural Spine Procedures: A Retrospective Analysis of US Malpractice Claims · 2026 · DOI

  • Lapses in concentration, stress, burnout, gross misconduct, lack of knowledge or application, sleeplessness, overwork, lack of continuing medical education can all lead to medical negligence - The study highlights the need for medical students to be sensitized to medical…

    Medical negligence-perception among undergraduate medical students: a cross-sectional study from Vijayapura, North Karnataka, India · 2026 · DOI

  • The dearth of knowledge about medical negligence among undergraduate medical students - The need to study the perception of medical negligence among undergraduate medical…

    Medical negligence-perception among undergraduate medical students: a cross-sectional study from Vijayapura, North Karnataka, India · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the legal literacy of patients' families regarding their right to information and access to medical records. The paper identifies a gap in the bargaining position of patients' families in alleged medical disputes.

    Advocacy Assistance for Patients' Families' Civil Law Rights in Alleged Medical Disputes in Sorong City · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Future research can explore the development of unified psychiatric assessment criteria (“The Role of the Psychiatric Expert In Tort Litigation”, 2026); (2) The lack of clear documentation poses a significant threat to clinical accountability and legal integrity (“From scribble to scrutiny: The legal risks of poor clinical handwriting”, 2026); (3) There is a need to educate patients about the importance of truthful information during medical examinations (“Patient's criminal liability for providing false medical information in the…”, 2026); (4) Future research should investigate the causal pathways between dispute etiologies and compensation amounts or damage outcomes (“Causes, Characteristics, and Risk Factors of Medical Damage Liability Disputes:…”, 2026); (5) A lack of clinical skill competency was identified as a primary cause of adverse events (“Learning from Mistakes—Dental Students’ Learning Experiences from Adverse…”, 2024). 205 gap statements have been mined from Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 2,245 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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