Publications & Resources

Patient Portals: Healthcare Communication Boon?

Patient portals can make it easier for patients to ask questions, stay engaged in their care, and build stronger relationships with their physicians. But barriers such as limited health literacy, language differences, and unclear expectations about response times can keep those benefits out of reach. MLMIC’s latest article offers practical approaches to help more patients use portals with confidence while safeguarding their health information.

Patient Safety Signals: Surgical Malpractice: Fewer Cases, Higher Stakes

While surgical malpractice case volume declines, the financial stakes move in the opposite direction. The latest issue of Patient Safety Signals highlights data from 2020 to 2025 showing this shift.

Open Bar: The Role of Summary Judgment in Medical Malpractice Actions

Cases without enough evidence can’t go to trial. That’s why a motion to file a summary judgment is an important tool in a medical malpractice case.

Patient Safety Signals: Obstetrics Claims: Higher Severity, Higher Stakes

Patient Safety Signals, from MLMIC and Candello, highlights new insights in medical liability and patient safety.

Treating Medically Impaired Drivers: Balancing Patient Confidentiality with Patient Public Safety.

When a patient’s medical condition makes driving unsafe, physicians must weigh patient confidentiality against public safety. MLMIC’s latest article explores why New York State does not require physicians to report impaired drivers to the DMV and when HIPAA may permit disclosure without consent.

Legal Net, Huge Settlement

Repurposed from The Scope, Third Quarter, 2026 Examination and Treatment A 33-year-old patient was transported by EMS to the Emergency Department (ED) of a facility not insured by MLMIC Insurance Company complaining of body numbness with burning pain rated 10/10 in the arms and an inability to walk. The triage complaint was “numbness to the […]

Open Bar: Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Is Now Permitted in New York State

Effective August 5, 2026, New York State’s new Medical Aid in Dying law allows terminally ill residents with a prognosis of six months or less to request self-administered medication to end their life. In this edition of Open Bar, we break down what Public Health Law Article 28-F requires of patients, attending physicians, consulting physicians, and mental health professionals under the new statute.

Open Bar: Update and Recap of the 2026 New York State Legislative Session

This edition of Open Bar will focus on legislative actions taken during this year’s legislative session that primarily concern the New York medical and dental professional liability marketplace.

Strategies for Patient Safety: A New Class of Physicians, A Continued Commitment to Safety

In our latest Strategies for Patient Safety, MLMIC and Candello explore how newly trained physicians are bringing fresh perspectives, advanced clinical training and a strong focus on teamwork, communication and patient-centered care to today’s healthcare environment.

Open Bar: MLMIC’s Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

MLMIC has a proud tradition of offering New York-specific continuing medical education (CME) to insured policyholders and has done so for over 40 years. The goal of the education programs is to enhance medical care by maintaining, augmenting and updating learners’ medical knowledge, skills and behavior, in order to facilitate the delivery of medical care to their patients.