September 11, 2026 by matray

Physicians’ concerns about malpractice lawsuits contribute to unnecessary testing, higher healthcare spending and potential harm to patients, according to a new Milliman Inc. report examining the forces driving the U.S. healthcare system. The August report, The Complex Mechanisms Underlying U.S. Healthcare: Dynamics That Drive Our System, estimates that defensive medicine… Continue reading...

September 11, 2026 by matray

Rising claim severity is driving tougher underwriting, higher prices and increased pressure on healthcare organizations to retain more risk, according to Gallagher’s “Healthcare Market Report: Summer 2026.” Although medical liability claim frequency has generally stabilized or declined, the cost of individual claims continues to increase, reshaping the market for hospitals,… Continue reading...

June 24, 2025 by matray

A new physician survey reveals a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of -52 for professional satisfaction, with only 12% of physicians recommending medicine as a career to others. The top reason: 64% of physicians named misinformation on social media as the most challenging part of practicing medicine. Conducted by The Doctors… Continue reading...

January 7, 2025 by matray

Discover How AI is Revolutionizing Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Insurance 🚀 AI is reshaping the insurance landscape, and now is your chance to learn how it can elevate the claims management and reduce the claims costs for your MPL business. Join Medical Liability Monitor for an exclusive webinar, “Harnessing Artificial… Continue reading...

December 12, 2022 by matray

Study Shows Wide Variance Among States’ Malpractice Costs Physicians, nurses and healthcare workers in the state of New York suffered the largest number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed between 2012 and 2022, while those in Wisconsin experienced the fewest filings during the same period, according to a study published online… Continue reading...

September 24, 2019 by matray

The American Medical Association (AMA) recognized 22 healthcare organizations as the first recipients of the inaugural Joy in Medicine Recognition. The new distinction offered by the AMA recognizes healthcare organizations that have committed to efforts that improve physician satisfaction and reduce burnout. “It is a great honor to recognize the outstanding… Continue reading...

December 14, 2018 by matray

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public on how the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules, especially the HIPAA Privacy Rule, could be modified to further the HHS Secretary’s goal… Continue reading...

July 10, 2018 by matray

Physicians who work in small, independent primary care practices — also known as SIPs — report dramatically lower levels of burnout than the national average (13.5 percent versus 54.4 percent), according to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine published online July 9 in the Journal of the American Board… Continue reading...

June 13, 2018 by matray

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Heidi Heitkamp recently introduced bipartisan legislation to help stop the rate of maternal deaths in the United States — which, unlike any other industrialized country, are on the rise. Senators Capito and Heitkamp’s bipartisan bill would work to boost on-the-ground resources to combat this… Continue reading...

November 15, 2017 by matray

The majority (55 percent) of U.S. physicians have been sued, and nearly half of them more than once, according to the results of Medscape’s Physician Malpractice Report 2017.  The survey of 4,000 doctors across more than 25 specialties was published online today. This marks a 15 percent increase over Medscape’s 2013 Malpractice Report. The… Continue reading...