11/27/2022: Due to a local power outage, the MPL Association’s phone system is currently offline. For email addresses, please see the Staff Directory.
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.
MPL industry government relations experts offer a whirlwind tour of the 2024 election results and what that may mean for MPL stakeholders.
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!
Risk Strategies examines the many factors, including changes in healthcare delivery, tort law, litigation environment, the rise of nuclear verdicts, social and economic inflation, and changes in reimbursement, that are impacting the healthcare industry.
By Steve Fargis
Avant Mutual shares the important considerations and implications for healthcare professionals who are using, or considering using, an AI scribe.
By Dr. Victoria Phan
A timely article from Tokio Marine examines the need for healthcare organizations to remain vigilant against systemic vulnerabilities, as the impact of breaches in interconnected systems can be—and have proven—devastating.
By Jacquie Shapiro
The reliability of an expert’s opinion is a common point of dispute in MPL actions. This article examines the Michigan Supreme Court’s opinion in the role of published medical literature when assessing the reliability of a standard-of-care expert’s testimony.
By Michael J. Cook
In this fourth, and final, article around the psychology behind successful project implementation, Sunlight Simplify looks at the role of communication and best practices for communication during implementation of a new technology solution.
By Mat Winter and Dr. Brittney Murray
A review of state legislative MPL actions in 2024 and a look ahead on what to expect in 2025, including damage cap-related bills, wrongful death expansions, and third-party litigation funding limitations.
By Michael C. Stinson
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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