November 9, 2023 by matray

Below are some headlines and article synopses from the November 2023 issue of Medical Liability Monitor. To read the articles in entirety, please subscribe today. Court of Appeals Declares Law Granting Civil-Liability Immunity to Healthcare Professionals During COVID Pandemic Unconstitutional The Arizona Court of Appeals recently decided that the state’s… Continue reading...

November 9, 2023 by matray

Integris Group announced that Christina Canales-Perry, JD, is joining the company as its director of claims. “We are thrilled to welcome Christina to Integris, where she will provide a substantial benefit to our members as well as our claims team and company as a whole,” said Kirk Tweedy, Integris Group… Continue reading...

November 2, 2023 by matray

Conventus hired Kevin Bresnahan to be its vice president of claims. Bresnahan has been advancing the interests of insureds for 30 years as a defense trial attorney and insurance claims executive. He has worked as trial counsel for three prominent insurance in-house defense firms and has been responsible for all… Continue reading...

October 26, 2023 by matray

Integris Group announced today that the president and chairman of its Board of Directors, John Hornby, MD, will be retiring from both the practice of medicine and his role on the Integris Group Board of Directors on Oct. 31, 2023. Succeeding Hornby will be Mark D’Agostino, MD, whose term will… Continue reading...

October 17, 2023 by matray

Integris Group announced that Clifton P. Render has been promoted to vice president of information technology. “Clif’s leadership has been instrumental in accomplishing our strategic goals for the information technology department,” said Kirk Tweedy, Integris Group chief operating officer. “His management of an extensive data migration project, culminating in a… Continue reading...

October 5, 2023 by matray

The Medical Liability Monitor Annual Rate Survey has been cataloging and analyzing medical professional liability insurance base-rates since 1991. The only source for benchmarking medical malpractice insurance rate data, this year’s Annual Rate Survey publishes premium rates effective July 1, 2023, indexed by state and county territory. Chicago — After… Continue reading...

October 3, 2023 by matray

Editor’s note: A longer article featuring exclusive interviews with Curi and Constellation executives will appear in the November 2023 issue of Medical Liability Monitor. Curi Holdings and Constellation today reported the closing of their previously announced merger. With merger effectiveness, the combined company now operates under the name Curi, creating… Continue reading...

September 26, 2023 by matray

MedPro Group endorsed I-PASS as a trusted patient safety and risk management solution for reducing communication-related medical errors. The endorsement signifies a shared commitment between MedPro Group and I-PASS to reduce communication-related adverse events that contribute to patient harms. According to data recently published in the Journal of Patient Safety,… Continue reading...

September 25, 2023 by matray

LAMMICO awarded its 2022-2023 Patient Safety Award and Grant to St. Bernard Parish Hospital (SBPH) in Chalmette, La., for its work preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). Healthcare providers had been making strides in reducing infections associated with central lines; however, in the third quarter of 2020, the CDC reported… Continue reading...

September 11, 2023 by matray

Below are some headlines and article synopses from the September 2023 issue of Medical Liability Monitor. To read the articles in entirety, please subscribe today. Connecticut Supreme Court Narrows Scope of COVID Immunity for Medical Liability Claims The Connecticut Supreme Court last month determined that Gov. Ned Lamont’s pandemic-era executive… Continue reading...