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  1. 12/12/2025

    $1.5 Billion in Miscommunication: Medmal Data Report Finds Opportunities

    Communication errors in medmal cases are expensive and becoming more frequent among patients and providers. A new data report from Candello in the Harvard medical community looks at the increasing role played by communication failures, and how more complicated care in the outpatient setting means more complicated communication between providers and patients.

    16 min

  2. 10/14/2025

    Case Dismissed! Every Medical Defendant’s Dream Still Holds Some Nightmares

    If a clinician is sued for medical malpractice and the case never goes to trial, they dodged a bullet right? A physician defendant shares what it was like to be sued, and going through all the ups and downs of defending himself against charges of negligence before the unexpected happened. His patient dropped the case just before trial.

    18 min

  3. 09/26/2025

    Expert: Communication Is Top Fix for Prostate Care Allegations

    For primary care clinicians, a top risk area is related to allegations of delayed diagnosis of cancer. Data in the Harvard system show that the top three cancers in primary care litigation are prostate, lung, and breast cancer. Harvard’s Marc Garnick, MD is a national expert on prostate cancer and liability sharing how to communicate with patients about risks and benefits of testing and interventions to minimize allegations of negligence.

    12 min

  4. 06/13/2025

    How Depositions Make or Break a Medmal Defense

    A discussion with two legal experts in the Harvard system about why depositions are critical in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Attorneys Lisa Wichter and Alex Terry use their courtroom experience to explain how affect, demeanor, and preparation can change case outcomes.

    17 min

  5. 05/13/2025

    New Medmal Report: Documentation Matters a Lot

    In a review of Candello’s database of claims from malpractice insurers across the country, documentation failures emerged in one out of every five medical professional liability cases. They are also much more likely to close with a payment with higher than average dollar amounts.

    9 min

  6. 03/06/2025

    Paying for Patient Safety: Solving an ROI Puzzle

    Investing in patient safety programs not only helps patients, but also prevents large payouts for hospitals. And we can measure it.

    13 min

  7. 10/25/2024

    Teleradiology Leads Virtual Care Risk in New Study

    Researchers looking for malpractice risks with virtual visits were surprised to learn that teleradiology was leading the way in professional liability claims over the past 12 years. Virtual office visits didn’t show up in the malpractice claims data, but costs and severity associated with teleradiology claims were well above radiology claims with no telehealth component.

    10 min

  8. 08/16/2024

    New Study Finds Outpatient Adverse Events Common, Often Preventable

    Some top-line conclusions are that outpatient harm was relatively common and often serious, with a call to action for intervention in outpatient errors. Drs. David Levine and David Bates of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School are joined by their co-author and CRICO Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Luke Sato, who leads our discussion.

    14 min

  9. 05/29/2024

    Taking the Pulse of a Clinician’s Interpersonal Skills

    Several Harvard-affiliated medical institutions are piloting a program to provide personalized feedback to physicians about the effect of their behavior and interactions on others. More than 675 individuals have gone through the Rapid Pulse 360 evaluations as of Spring 2024. Can it have an impact on employment practices claims or provider-to-provider communication factors? And can follow-up one-to-one coaching help?

    9 min

  10. 04/17/2024

    Bringing AI Into Medicine and Keeping It Safe

    As artificial intelligence, or AI, takes off in the public sphere, what about medicine? The health care industry has been using some form of AI for decades, yet very recent advancements are upping the ante. This episode of Safety Net presents excerpts from a recent talk to malpractice attorneys by health care AI expert, Dr. Steven Horng, MD, MMSC, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

    22 min

  11. 02/14/2024

    A Net to Catch Patients at Risk of Falling Through the Cracks

    The Harvard teaching hospitals and their affiliated institutions have banded together to tackle one of the most difficult and deadly challenges that face all health care providers: clinical tests and specialty referrals that are lost to follow-up. Anecdotal evidence already shows patients who were rescued by the Ambulatory Safety Net project. Navigators are convincing patients to follow through, and results are being flagged.

    10 min
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  • Years Active
    2006 - 2025
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