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Politics Are Key Factor in Policy Progress

As we approach the culmination of the biannual event known as “the most important election of our lifetime,” it is an opportune moment to assess what this election has in store with regard to the medical professional liability community.

Enhancing Team Performance Through Data Literacy

Members and partners are invited to join our February 26 webinar (2:00 p.m. ET): Enhancing Team Performance Through Data Literacy. Experts Mark Reynolds and Heater Riah will discuss how to enhance data literacy to maximize the ability to utilize and understand data.

MPL Association Announces Cooperative Agreement with APCIA

The MPL Association is pleased to announce a new cooperative agreement between the Association and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association to enhance both entities’ government relations efforts. Read more!

Inside Medical Liability

Third Quarter 2022

 

 


Data Sharing Project
Time to Resolution—Part II

The previous issue of Inside Medical Liability highlighted that the average time to resolve a claim (incident to close) is 4.6 years.

 

During the same three-year time frame (2017-2019), a review of the most prevalent outcomes by the number of years (incident to close) showed that 10% of closed claims were resolved in three years, 16% in four years, 13% in five years, and 6% in six or more years. Breast cancer, bronchus and lung cancer, and colon cancer were among the top outcomes that took the longest to resolve.

 

 

 

Contact for more information:
Kwon Miller, Data & Analytics Manager kmiller@mplassociation.org