23 Mar, 2015

Malpractice Payments Decrease

2018-04-23T23:57:54-05:00March 23rd, 2015|Medical Malpractice, Midwest Medical Legal Advisor, Risk Management, Tort Reform|

According to a new study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, in the past ten years, the rate of medical malpractice claims resulting in some sort of payment has seen a drastic reduction. The study examined data from the National Practitioner Data Bank and the American Medical Association's Physician Masterfile to identify trends in the frequency of claims against doctors over a 19 year time period ending [...]

29 Jul, 2014

A success story: one clinic’s reduction of med-mal claims.

2018-04-23T23:57:55-05:00July 29th, 2014|Health Care Law, Litigation Tips, Medical Malpractice, Midwest Medical Legal Advisor, Risk Management, Tort Reform|

A hospital in Connecticut recently reported a drastic drop in both claims made and settlements paid after a safety training regime aided by the hospital’s med-mal insurer. In 2004, the hospital joined with its med-mal insurer in an effort to increase patient safety and in turn decrease claims made and amounts paid. Here’s what they did: -          standardized care, -          implemented new teamwork protocols, and -          enhanced oversight of clinical [...]

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