February 6, 2019

Shared Decision-Making Improves Patient Satisfaction

Researchers have found that study participants exposed to shared decision-making reported “higher trust, rated their physicians more highly and were less likely to fault their physicians for the adverse outcome compared with those exposed to no decision-making.”

January 24, 2019

Instructions from DFS for Resolution of Cash Consideration Disputes

MLMIC asks any objectors or Eligible Policyholders currently involved in an unresolved dispute over cash consideration to read the recent Order from the Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services and review your obligations, available options and the future status of the cash consideration held in escrow.

January 11, 2019

Limiting Overprescribing of Antibiotics in the Urgent Care Setting

CDC research indicates that inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for respiratory conditions is highest in the Urgent Care Setting at 45.7% and second highest in the Emergency Department at 24.6%. Taking the time to educate patients in these settings regarding the difference between a viral illness that does not require antibiotics and a bacterial infection is a key to managing this issue.

December 20, 2018

MLMIC Sponsors NYS Neurological Society Annual Winter Meeting

MLMIC is proud to be a sponsor of the upcoming New York State Neurological Society’s (NYSNS) Annual Winter Meeting on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Stewart Hotel on 31st Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan. The event, which was organized by the NYSNS, is open to physicians in all medical specialties.