Using medical malpractice claims data to improve healthcare quality, safety and cost
When a med mal claim emerges from patient injury, we may debate who’s liable but we can agree something undesirable happened.
Is Shared Decision Making an important patient engagement and safety intervention?
Physician entrepreneur Brian Alper, MD explores shared decision making as an intervention improving patient safety, patient satisfaction and financial outcomes.
When Medical Error happens, is Early Intervention best?
Larry Smith and Rachel Leyko of MedStar Health explain Early Intervention, their journeys to advocacy and evidence of lowers costs and better outcomes for patients, families and clinicians.
Medical Professional Liability and Cyber Security
Medical professional liability insurance premiums may rise and cyber security may become a factor. Leading MPL underwriting expert Nat Cross, Beazley Group’s Healthcare Leader, forecasts premium trends and explains the drivers.
Insurance Captives: Innovation and Cost Savings for Providers
Michelle Johns, Chief Risk Officer of IU Health and Bob Chaput, Executive Chairman of Clearwater explore why insurance captives have become so strategically important to patient safety innovation.
Med Mal Insurance Costs May Rise, Shared Decision-Making May Help
Mike Hakimian explains a hardening market in medical malpractice insurance. He describes current conditions and evidence suggesting premiums will rise.
Nimble Cyber Risk Management
Becky Havlisch (Banner Health) and Bob Chaput (Clearwater) lead their respective organization’s search for better cyber risk management. Havlisch has an unusual title: vice president of business health. That title reflects her organization’s innovative approach to cyber risk.
Innovating to reduce cyber risk
Cyber risk is a Board-level concern because catastrophic losses can quickly exceed $50 million or even $100 million. Guests Charles Kolodkin, Executive Director - Enterprise Risk, Cleveland Clinic Health System and Bob Chaput, Founder & CEO, Clearwater explore innovation opportunities to curtail cyber risk.
Why Manage Cyber Risk through an Insurance Captive?
Can captive insurance improve cyber security and cyber risk management? Or is it just too risky? Guest Rebecca Cady, Esq., BSN, Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Children’s National Health System and Bob Chaput, Founder & CEO, Clearwater explore the pros and cons illustrated with recent real-world incidents and claims.