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Clinical Volume: An Underappreciated Factor in MPL Risk
Dec 01, 2022
CRICO’s Adam Schaffer, MD, MPH, Senior Clinical Analytics Specialist, discusses the ways that medical professional liability (MPL) carriers and providers can leverage clinical volume data as a factor in predicting risk and setting MPL premiums.
Citation for the Full-text Article
Schaffer AC. Clinical volume: An underappreciated factor in MPL risk. Inside Medical Liability. 2022; fourth quarter: 30-32.
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