What is the “Standard of Care”?

As the claims administrator for numerous national healthcare programs, we handle a wide variety of claims including employment disputes, sexual harassment claims, and allegations of failure to secure informed consent.  However, as may be expected, the majority of the claims that we manage involve allegations of negligence, or as they are commonly referred to, standard. . .
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Mitigating Large Verdicts

Article originally published in the June 2019 - vol. 37 copy of THE SCAHRM SOURCE, a service established by the SCAHRM Board of Directors. 2018 was a record year for large medical professional liability verdicts*. There were 44 verdicts in excess of $10M, 17 excess of $25M and six excess of $50M. There were no. . .
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