FEATURE

Incidental Findings Can Lead to Malpractice Claims: Practice Protocols Can Help

A new article from The Doctors Company examines how an incidental finding may lead to patient harm and result in a malpractice claim. Addressing follow-up as a systems issue can reduce risks for practitioners and organizations.

By Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN, CPAN, and Angela Jordan, RN, MHSc


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DECEMBER 2024
DATA SHARING PROJECT

Impact of Caps on MPL Claims

The most recent DSP Highlight spotlights the impact of noneconomic damage caps on MPL claims. The MPL Association found that lower caps effectively control claim costs, while higher caps often have a smaller/lesser impact.


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DECEMBER 2024
FEATURE

Leveraging MPL Data to Target Risk in General Medicine Services

MPL data can help healthcare providers and health and hospital systems focus on the most vulnerable areas to prioritize improvement efforts and reduce risk.

By Hannah Tremont, MPH


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NOVEMBER 2024
FEATURE

Applying Human Factors Engineering to Increase Healthcare Safety

Human factors engineers specialize in understanding how complex work systems create opportunities for human error and human factors engineering can be a powerful tool in mitigating human error and subsequent MPL claims.

By Patrice D. Tremoulet, PhD


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NOVEMBER 2024
FEATURE

MPL Severity on the Rise: A Gathering Storm

An expert analyses on the trends behind the increase in severity, and the steps that physicians, healthcare organizations, and MPL stakeholders can take to protect themselves.

By Brian S. Kern, Esq. and Bill Burns, ACAS, MAAA


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NOVEMBER 2024
CASE AND COMMENT

Michigan Supreme Court Re-Establishes Michigan as a Lost-Support Jurisdiction

Michigan law on damages in wrongful-death actions was in flux for about eight years. The Michigan Supreme Court’s recent decision in Daher v. Prime Healthcare Services-Garden City, LLC settled the law and addresses future earning capacity.

By Michael J. Cook


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NOVEMBER 2024
FEATURE

‘Higher for Longer’ Creating Considerable Opportunities for Insurers to Add Yield

In a new article from SLC Management, learn how macroeconomic conditions and a shift in market outlooks have created considerable opportunity at the mid-year point for insurers to increase income generation.

By Peter Cramer, Louis Pelosi, Nitin Chhabra, and Thomas Klem


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OCTOBER 2024
FEATURE

MPL Association Releases 2024 Mid-Year Financial Performance Sector Report

A new report from the MPL Association examines various key financial metrics, including losses, pricing, and written premium growth within the MPL industry from the first half of 2024.

By Bill Burns, ACAS, MAAA, and Kwon Miller


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OCTOBER 2024
FEATURE

MPL Case: Could Closing the Loop Have Saved This Patient’s Life?

This article from The Doctors Company, shares a case study that explores and discusses how confirming a colleague’s receipt and understanding of serious findings is an important part of patient safety.

By Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, and Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN


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OCTOBER 2024
TECH TALK

Keys to Successful MPL Project Technology Implementation

In this third article of four on the psychology behind successful project implementation, we will explore fixed versus growth mindsets and the implications for and relationships with prioritization to successfully deliver a new technology solution.

By Mat Winter and Dr. Brittney Murray


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OCTOBER 2024
FEATURE

The Intersection of MPL and Hospital Staffing: Is Trouble Brewing?

A new article in Inside Medical Liability Online interviews industry experts to provide insight into the impact of staffing shortages on hospitals and healthcare systems and on MPL—and the issue of patient safety.

By Amy Buttell


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SEPTEMBER 2024
FEATURE

AI Offers MPL Claims Management Benefits

The MPL insurance industry is challenged with optimizing indemnity payments and controlling allocated loss adjustment expenses. In this article by Optimalex, gain insight into how AI claims analytics are used to reduce claims handling time and both indemnity and ALAE.

By Frank Giaoui, Jòan Gondolo, and Luv Aggarwal


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SEPTEMBER 2024
FEATURE

MPL Carriers Face Hiring Challenges

According to experts in talent acquisition and compensation, the labor market for the MPL insurance industry is going into a transition phase. A new article explores the challenges and opportunities in staffing.

By Amy Buttell


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SEPTEMBER 2024
DATA SHARING PROJECT

2018-2022 Cardiovascular Diseases

A review of the MPL Association’s Data Sharing Project closed claims database shows that approximately 12% of the 29,153 claims and lawsuits closed between 2018 and 2022 involved cardiovascular disease as the resulting medical condition.


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AUGUST 2024