March 10, 2026 by matray

A new insurance market report from brokerage Brown & Brown analyzing trends across industry segments — including agriculture, real estate, aviation, environmental liability, financial institutions and other specialty lines — highlights growing pressures in the healthcare professional liability (HPL) sector driven by rising verdict severity. According to the report, professional… Continue reading...

March 6, 2026 by matray

The Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Association and IPASS Patient Safety Institute today announced a strategic partnership to improve patient safety and reduce communication-related medical errors through the launch of the Healthcare Communications Improvement Initiative. Communication breakdowns during patient handoffs are among the most common contributors to high-severity medical and hospital… Continue reading...

December 17, 2025 by matray

Curi launched today the Curi Litigation Education initiative, with free articles, videos and downloads for healthcare professionals, plus an exclusive CME series for clients. Now, their years-long effort has culminated in a comprehensive new resource, A Physician’s Guide to Navigating a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit: What Every Clinician Needs to Know… Continue reading...

November 20, 2025 by matray

St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, La., earned the 10th Annual LAMMICO Patient Safety Award and Grant for its work to improve early recognition and treatment of sepsis. The 2024-25 program focused on hospitals’ efforts to strengthen sepsis protocols, a growing priority as clinicians work with evolving definitions, screening tools… Continue reading...

November 12, 2024 by matray

Preverity, a provider of risk management and patient safety solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Preverity PSO, has been listed as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, effective September 6, 2024. PSOs, established by the Patient Safety and Quality… Continue reading...

November 7, 2024 by matray

by Margaret Surowka, Esq. Being disciplined by a state medical board is one of the most daunting experiences a physician can face, with far-reaching consequences such as the loss of insurance plan participation, credentialing issues and even the revocation of board certification. The complexity of such disciplinary actions is heightened… Continue reading...

September 6, 2023 by matray

I-PASS Patient Safety Institute (I-PASS), an authority on highly reliable clinical handoffs, announced it is working with Coverys to offer a structured communication tool to hospitals nationwide. For more than 15 years, I-PASS has provided hundreds of healthcare institutions with the methodology, platform and training to implement best-in-class clinical handoffs that capture… Continue reading...

April 5, 2023 by matray

June 27-28, 2023 | The Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims returns in June with curated content that will ensure that you stay current on the evolving standards of care, emerging theories of liability, and… Continue reading...

March 21, 2023 by matray

The American Conference Institute announced that its 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims will happen June 27-28 at the Union League of Philadelphia. This year’s curated content will focus on evolving standards of care, emerging theories of liability and new defense strategies. Co-chairs for this year’s forum include… 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...