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Fall 2016 Edition of Dental Dateline Available Online

Dental Dateline is the newsletter for MLMIC-insured dentists. The Fall 2016 edition has just been added to our website.

MLMIC’s Fall 2016 Dateline is Available Online

The latest edition of Dateline – the newsletter for MLMIC-insured physicians and facilities – is available for reading on our website.

Summer 2016 Case Review Now Available

Both case studies in the Summer 2016 edition of Case Review involve ramifications of treating family members and close friends.

MLMIC’s Spring 2016 Dateline is Available Online

The latest edition of Dateline – the newsletter for MLMIC-insured physicians and facilities – is available for reading on our website.

Negligent Spinal Surgery Leads to Paralysis and Hospital Liability

MLMIC’s most recent Case Review (Winter 2016) contains a perspective on a case with both a catastrophic outcome and serious legal and risk management deficits. The case study – involving paralysis from spinal surgery – highlights not only clear and continuous lack of communication between a variety of providers but also several failures of documentation.

Inexperience and Incomplete Disclosure Contribute to Physician Liability in Recent Claim

Our Winter 2016 Case Review includes a case study about a claim filed against a urologist who performed a robotically-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). It not only calls into question the training and experience of the defendant, but also illuminates a failure of communication: the urologist did not disclose an error to the patient.

Fall 2015 Edition of Dental Dateline Available Now Online!

We’ve released the Fall 2015 Dental Dateline – the newsletter for MLMIC-insured dentists.

Fall 2015 Issue of Dateline Available Online!

The latest edition of Dateline – the newsletter for MLMIC-insured physicians and facilities is available for reading on our website.

Summer 2015 Case Review Now Available

Both case studies in the Summer 2015 edition of Case Review involve the “loss of chance” legal doctrine.

Better Communication During Care Transitions May Reduce Readmissions

Ineffective communication and transfer of patient information has been associated with medical errors, patient harm and patient dissatisfaction.