Medical Malpractice Insurance News

Both case studies in the Summer 2015 edition of Case Review involve the “loss of chance” legal doctrine.

Before responding to a request to allow a high school or college student shadow you at an office or facility, consider the medical liability and patient safety risks.

Dental practices should develop protocols for tracking consultations, including patient compliance, and documenting conversations between referring and consulting dentists. In addition, patients’ dental records should reflect referral compliance (or non-compliance) and include related correspondence.

Good relationships with patients are important not only to patient health but also, according to the article’s author, “Doctors sued most often were complained about by patients twice as much as those who were not, and poor communication was the most common complaint.”

It is the obligation of the original treating physician to appropriately follow up with the patient to arrange for removal of the PICC line.

When protections fail and Patient Health Information is compromised, HIPAA requires covered healthcare providers to notify patients, HHS and, in some cases, the media.

A new online risk management CME program, Follow-Up VI, has been developed for our policyholders and is now available online.

We have made available through MLMIC.com four of our most highly rated risk management CME modules.

In recognition of National Patient Safety Awareness Week, we encourage all our insureds to identify ways to improve patient safety and reduce risk.

MLMIC supports the NY State Department of Health’s ongoing efforts to promote safe injection practices.