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Medical Malpractice
How to Lower Your Liability Premiums
Catherine Griswold, RN, MSN CLNC

With skyrocketing malpractice premiums for physicians and healthcare facilities, it's more important than ever to develop and implement aggressive plans to reduce the number of surgical errors, which in turn reduces the liability of the physicians and the facilities where they operate. Showing an insurance carrier that you have detailed processes in place to reduce errors can lower your liability premiums and slow the rise in premiums in years to come. Plans for your facility should include:

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