Affinity Programs

Aon Benchmarking

The MPL Association in partnership with Aon produces the MPL Industry “Staffing Productivity & Innovation Study.” This collaboration is the direct result of discussions held with members about the need for resources to evaluate the effectiveness of their operations and the desire for more specific staffing and productivity detail.

Through participation in this affinity program, MPL Association members gain the ability to:

• Gauge staffing by level and job functions
• Compare expenses across internal and external measures
• Explore contemporary productivity and business practices
• Compare innovation strategies and systems being implemented

As part of a multi-year program with MPL Association members, Aon absorbs the costs to establish each company’s framework and build reporting templates. MPL Association members can immediately measure performance to assist with future planning and trends over time.

TruthMD

As an established and highly regarded source of accurate medical provider data, TruthMD provides a verified and up-to-date view of healthcare providers, their training, sanctions, exclusions, number of medical malpractice suits, conflicts of interest, and hundreds of other data elements. Through this affinity program, MPL Association members gain new opportunities to strengthen their operations, including underwriting, actuarial, marketing, credentialing capabilities, and other areas.

TruthMD has a variety of MPL-specific solutions for targeting potential healthcare providers, underwriting applicants, converting healthcare providers to policyholders, and monitoring books of business. Solutions include new business acceleration through digital underwriting including pre-population of quick quotes, applications, and underwriting tools to drastically reduce processing time, augmenting data sources to maintain a real-time risk picture for a company’s book of business.

I-PASS Patient Safety Institute

A strategic partnership between the MPL Association and I-PASS Patient Safety Institute empowers self-insured hospitals and healthcare systems to adopt scalable solutions that improve patient safety, operational efficiency, and risk management with particular emphasis on patient handoffs. Communication breakdowns during patient handoffs are among the most common contributors to high-severity medical and hospital liability claims, exposing healthcare organizations to millions of dollars in preventable liability while simultaneously placing patients at risk.

MPL Association members receive an exclusive 20% pricing discount on services which include:

• A virtual Training platform where clinicians can practice giving and receiving written and verbal I-PASS structured handoffs
• Direct observation tools for monitoring handoffs and gaining insights into I-PASS adherence in real time
• An electronic platform that integrates with any EHR to facilitate the written handoff process
• A process- and culture-change campaign to ensure program adoption and sustainability
• An Implementation Guide that complements the expertise of our Coaching and Program Management Team to outline the key milestones for effective I-PASS implementation I-PASS methodology has been proven

Negotiation Made Simple Workshop

MPL Association members receive a 10% discount on The Lowry Group’s “Negotiation Made Simple Workshop.” This collaboration is the direct result of a member request to assist with developing negotiation skills to assist with claims and achieve better outcomes.

Through participation in this affinity program, MPL Association members:

• Get a clear, repeatable process to use in every negotiation.
• Stay in control of the conversation.
• Guide the dialogue with clarity, even when things get competitive.
• Learn how to manage the process, without losing momentum, to influence a better outcome.
• Develop a new language for talking about negotiation with your team and gain tools to bring back and teach others to elevate results across the board.

Held at various times of the year, the workshop is designed specifically for insurance professionals, legal teams, and corporate negotiators, sales professionals and executives.