Publications & Resources

Open Bar: Medical Malpractice Depositions in New York State Supreme Court

For most physicians, a deposition is unfamiliar territory, even if you’ve been through one before. The stakes are high. Your sworn testimony may be used at trial to test your credibility, and a single misstep in tone or content can have lasting consequences. Read the full guide and go into your next deposition with confidence.

Strategies for Patient Safety: Beyond Burnout Cognitive Load as a Driver of Clinical Risk

In this article, we discuss physician and healthcare provider burnout as a source of risk for patients.

The Verdict: Four Perspectives on Risk—Celebrating Health Care Risk Management Week

In honor of Risk Management Week, we sat down with four experts for an insightful conversation on patient safety, emerging risks and real-world strategies for healthcare providers. Don’t miss it!

Concierge Medicine — Should You Offer It?

In 2025, patients more frequently sought a different model of medical practice called the “concierge physician.” Almost always internists or family practitioners, these practitioners contract with patients to provide specific services in exchange for a yearly fee paid by the patient directly to the physician. Learn the pros, cons and liability risks in this blog by John Lombardo, M.D., F.A.C.S., Chief Medical Officer, MLMIC

Open Bar: When Medical Diagnoses Affect Driving Safety

Your patient may not be safe behind the wheel. Do you have to call the DMV? In New York, probably not, but the wrong move could expose you to liability. Here’s what the law actually requires, and how to protect yourself and your patients.

Case Study: Traumatic Delivery or Poorly Managed Gestational Diabetes?

This case involves allegations of negligent labor and delivery on a woman with gestational diabetes, and a claim of negligent neonatal care for hypoglycemia in the hours after the child’s birth. While the case against the OB-GYN is settled out of court, the one against the neonatologist still has to defend his decisions with standards of care.

Open Bar: Vitamin K and the Newborn

Some parents refuse vitamin K and erythromycin prophylaxis for their newborn. Here’s what to know as a healthcare professional.

Strategies for Patient Safety: Cancer Prevention Awareness and the Reality of Diagnostic Risk

Our latest Strategies for Patient Safety explores the critical intersection between cancer prevention awareness and the persistent challenge of diagnostic risk in ambulatory care.

From Knee Replacement to Amputation: Why Proper Documentation is Crucial in Medical Procedures

Our experts explore a case where a 59-year-old woman developed compartment syndrome after knee surgery, ultimately resulting in an amputation. Although the jury ultimately sided with the providers, the case exposed significant documentation and communication failures by the orthopedic team.

Strategies for Patient Safety: Provider-Patient Communication Failures

New benchmarking data from cases closed between 2014–2024 reveals that communication failures in healthcare are rising, now appearing in 40% of malpractice cases and often resulting in high indemnity payments.