Medical Professional Liability Market Firms in 2020 After more than a decade of a soft market, evidence points to a medical professional liability market transitioning into a new phase. There’s little evidence to indicate a rapid movement into the type of tumultuous hard market of the early 2000s, with rates spiking and physicians driven out of practice. BY AMY BUTTELL FREE
Win the MPL Litigation Race As law firms evolve to better serve their clients, a noticeable shift has occurred involving the emergence of the appellate practice group. Long regarded as an afterthought, appellate lawyers are gaining recognition as critical members of the medical professional liability litigation team. BY JOHN E. HALL, JR., W. SCOTT HENWOOD, BRITTANIE BROWNING, AND PEARSON CUNNINGHAM Premium Content
Recognizing and Addressing Workplace Bullying in Ambulatory Care Despite the obligation of ambulatory care practices to provide a safe workplace environment, bullying is prevalent, endangering patient safety, increasing risk, and compromising the ability of healthcare workers to collaborate and deliver patient care. BY JACQUELINE M. FERENSCHAK, DEBORAH E. BALLANTYNE, AND MARK MACYK FREE
Mitigating Healthcare Workplace Violence Risks With workplace violence on the rise, healthcare workers find themselves in the cross hairs among the most likely victims. Nearly three- quarters of all workplace violence occurs in healthcare settings while overall workplace violence has increased by 12% during the past seven years. BY AMY BUTTELL Premium Content
The New Revenue Recognition Standard: One Year Later The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance for insurance entities that prepare financial statements under U.S. GAAP, which became effective for private business entities with annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. BY DAVID A. ROBERTS AND ARTHUR M. SALVADORI Premium Content
Electronic Health Record Usability and Patient Safety: Risks and Mitigation Strategies The consequences of suboptimal electronic health record (EHR) usability are significant. BY JESSICA L. HOWE, A. ZACHARY HETTINGER, AND RAJ M. RATWANI Premium Content
EHRs Demonstrate Troubling Correlation with MPL Claims The electronic healthcare records (EHR) revolution rests on a simple premise: connecting physicians, patients, and hospitals means higher quality and safer care. BY DANA MURPHY FREE
Perspective NAVIGATING THE CHANGING 2020 MPL LANDSCAPE Members of this association have worked through past turbulent markets to emerge into sustained periods of stability and profitability. BY PRESIDENT, BRIAN ATCHINSON FREE
MPL ASSOCIATION DSP MPL INDEMNITY PAYMENTS 2016 –2018 28% of claims and lawsuits closed between 2016 and 2018 resulted in an indemnity payment to the claimant. FREE
Tech Talk From ‘IT Director’ to ‘CIO’ in 30 years The evolution of information technology roles has accelerated rapidly over the past 30 years. In the early 1990s, data process- ing—as IT was then known—was a sleepy backwater responsible for a narrow subset of IT functions. BY MARTIN LIPPIETT Premium Content
Legislative Update States—Where the MPL Action Is In 2019, Legislative Update covered the gamut of medical professional liability (MPL) activity in the public policy arena. We reviewed activity in state legislatures, the focus of our ongoing Congressional lobbying efforts, and critical decisions in state supreme courts. BY MICHAEL C. STINSON Premium Content
International Perspective PRIVACY—AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE In increase in digital traffic has led to a stronger focus on legislation governing the security of personal data in Australia. Data is extremely valuable and open to misuse. When the security of personal health information is at stake, the bar is set even higher. BY NERISSA FERRIE AND GAE NUTTALL Premium Content
Case and Comment The Value of Partial Summary Judgment Motions in Medical Malpractice Litigation Motions for summary judgment at the close of discovery can result in dismissal of all or parts of a plaintiff ’s case. This outcome can be achieved if the defense can demonstrate that there is no issue of fact for a jury to decide. BY DANIEL L. FREIDLIN Premium Content