Description The rising number of large verdicts has set a challenging course for the MPL industry. Multi-million-dollar verdicts are commonplace in today’s environment as claim payouts keep breaking records. Join the MPL Association for an in-depth discussion of the drivers and trends related to high-indemnity claims. You will hear about the clinical aspects of high-indemnity claims—the procedures, settings, and other factors that give rise to these claims—as well as the actuarial trends related to large-verdict claims, how these trends have shifted in recent years, and what key factors have changed. You’ll hear perspectives on the evolving risks from speakers on the frontlines of physician and hospital professional liability claims and come away with strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate the risk of high-dollar claims.
Continuing Education There is 1 continuing education hour available for participation in this live or on-demand CE activity.
Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD Coding Director, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management The Doctors Company
Elaine Ziemba, MHA, JD Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Stanford Health Care – SUMIT Holdings