Defendant Peer Resource Group

By Tom A. Augello, CRICO, Peter McCormack, CRICO

CRICO offers defendants the opportunity to meet with other current and previously sued medical professionals in the setting of a peer support program.

Improving Dx, Culling Bad Claims, and more

By Alison Anderson, Missy Padoll, Wallinda Hutson, CRICO

Insight September 2018: Improving Dx, Culling Bad Claims, and more

Submiting Physician Applications

By Underwriting

The Impact of Disruptive Behavior in the OR

By Missy Padoll, CRICO

Savvy leaders are making the connection between communication failures as a root cause of adverse events and malpractice suits in their hospitals.

Doctors Lose Their Own Malpractice Case

By Tom A. Augello, CRICO

The defendant’s role in a successful defense against a claim of malpractice is critical, but it isn’t easy. Clinician have to be able to follow advice from lawyers, cope with their own emotions, which often include anger or fear, and project competence and likability to potential jurors. These things—none of which are taught in medical school—can be a challenge to a medical professional. Sometimes malpractice cases have to be settled because the defendant clinician cannot adapt to the legal system.