FEATURE

Establishing Healthcare AI Governance

The MPL Association examines AI in healthcare and discusses how creating a governance structure can not only mitigate risk, but also create a positive environment to leverage AI for efficiency.

By Amy Buttell


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AUGUST 2025
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Medico-Legal Risk: What Family Physicians Providing Obstetric Care Need to Know

Based on a CMPA case study, this article looks at the relative risks of a medico-legal case for family physicians providing obstetric care.


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AUGUST 2025
FEATURE

Improving Diagnostic Accuracy of the 'Big Three'

ECRI examines the most serious diagnostic errors, referred to as the "Big Three:" Misdiagnosis of cancers, vascular events , and infections account for most high-severity cases, based on closed malpractice claims.

By Laura Stone, MS


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AUGUST 2025
FEATURE

Mitigating Cyber Risks: Preparation Through Resiliency and Planning

Johnson Lambert discusses the importance of cyber resilience and encourages MPL insurers to shift from a reactive mindset to proactive preparation and create a strong cyber strategy that starts with an effective risk management process.

By Robert Waszak, Mitchell Lipham, and Matt Flynn


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AUGUST 2025
FEATURE

Navigating Extreme Volatility

The severity of sexual misconduct cases demonstrates persistent systemic failures in institutional oversight and accountability, resulting in the loss and payout of hundreds of millions of dollars. Take a deep dive into the recent history of these cases and how proactive implementation of robust risk mitigation strategies can benefit hospitals and health systems.

By Robert Allen and Michelle Foster Earle


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JULY 2025
DATA SHARING PROJECT

MPL Claims by Place of Care Rendered

The MPL Association Data Sharing Project looks at claims data focusing on the facility where the medial liability event occurred. While hospitals and inpatient facilities had the highest number of closed and paid claims, emergency and acute care settings showed the highest paid-to-closed ratio.


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JULY 2025
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Dentist Wins Against Negative Google Review

Medical defense organization MIPS, in Melbourne, Australia, discusses the implications of negative Google reviews on dental professionals and shares a specific case of a periodontist who went to court to have negative Google reviews removed.

By Prue Campbell


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JULY 2025
FEATURE

MPL Case: Inadequate Informed Consent and Documentation Creates Challenges in Dentistry

The Doctors Company shares a dental liability case study. The takeaway: Establish and maintain strong practice processes for patient communication, informed consent, and documentation to help improve patient safety and protect the practice from liability.

By Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN; Robin Wessels, MBA, RN, CPHRM; and Nichole M. Pieters, MS, RN, CPHRM


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JULY 2025
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Case Study: Assistance Following Allegation of Sexual Assault

Allegations of sexual assault in healthcare settings carry serious implications for healthcare providers, hospitals, and MPL carriers, and inevitably cause significant distress to patients. The Medical Protection Society outlines a case study and their support of the physician involved.

By Dr. Lucy Hanington


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JULY 2025
FEATURE

MPL Association Year-End Sector Report

The MPL Association recently released the latest medical and hospital liability industry sector report, which provides commentary on the 2024 results and challenges the sector may face in the year ahead.


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JUNE 2025
FEATURE

MPL Defense Bar Experiences Next Generation Transition Growing Pains

Experienced defense attorneys who have represented MPL carriers for decades are nearing retirement age, creating space for the next generation of lawyers to make their mark. The MPL Association explores how to encourage, teach, and provide experience to the next generation of the MPL defense bar.

By Amy Buttell


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JUNE 2025
FEATURE

2024 Financial Results—Investment Gains Lead the Way to a Healthy Bottom Line

According to a look at the 2024 financial results for the MPL sector from Milliman, last year was a continuation of trends witnessed in 2023. The authors of a new article said investment performance improved again and surplus increased further, leading to what might be considered a slightly better year for the MPL industry in 2024 when compared to 2023.

By Eric J. Wunder and Zachary A. Fischer


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JUNE 2025
FEATURE

APP Practice Scope, Risks Evolve—A Global Outlook

The MPL Association takes a deep dive look into the scope of practice and evolving risks for advance practice providers and talks to experts from the US, Canada, and the UK.

By Amy Buttell


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MAY 2025
FEATURE

Medical Malpractice Versus Just Culture

When healthcare organizations neglect the principles of safe system design, human factors engineering, and a safety culture for the workforce, the risk of preventable harm increases. ECRI writes that to make healthcare safer, we must address the system as a whole—not just focus on individual performance.

By David Marx, JD


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MAY 2025