OSHRM/SOHA Conference March 20, 2015
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1 Healthcare Professional Liability: OHIO Trends and Updates Presented by: Judy L. Klein, CPHRM OSHRM President Manager, RM COVERYS OSHRM/SOHA Conference March 20, 2015
2 Objectives Review of the professional liability environment for healthcare providers Discuss the professional liability insurance marketplace for healthcare providers Examine industry claims/claim trends in healthcare professional liability
3 Recap of Ohio Professional Liability Landscape/Trends Ohio Healthcare Landscape Ohio Professional Liability Market Ohio Claims
4 Healthcare e Landscape Time of Major and Rapid Transformation in the Healthcare e Industry Levin Associates 78% of hospitals exploring a merger or in midst of a merger in 2013 >50% of hospitals planning purchase of physician practices Physician Foundation 62% physician groups deemed independent in % in 2014
5 Hospital Consolidations and Employment of Physicians Continues to Impact Market in Ohio
6 Healthcare Landscape Emerging Risks and New Exposures Continued migration of delivery of care to outpatient and nontraditional settings Retail Clinics Morphing of who is doing what in healthcare Expanded utilization of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) By the end of 2014, more than ½ of states were weighing in on expanding clinical i l duties of APPs Changes in roles/procedures can lead to communication challenges Collaborative review of care/quality review process lacking in many out patient settings
7 Healthcare e Landscape Emerging Risks and New Exposures New Medical Technologies Mobile Apps Continued emphasis on Electronic Medical Records (EMR)/Metadata/Audit Trails More organizations sharing EMR OHA 80% of hospitals are on the same system
8 Healthcare e Landscape Emerging Risks and New Exposures Cyber Risks Privacy and theft concerns 2013 Survey: Healthcare sector contributes the most cyber claims of any sector, 29% worldwide
9 Ohio Professional Liability Market/Landscape Competitive For all types of providers Frequency Stable Caps drive down number of filings Don t see nuisance cases anymore Claim Costs-continue to rise
10 Ohio Professional Liability Claims Severity...Under Control Some larger plaintiff verdicts since 1/1/15 including in more conservative venues and smaller communities This is a change/ If did see a large plaintiff verdict it was isolated Will this trend continue? Has public opinion of healthcare providers and tort reform changed? Is the hangover from med mal reform over? Access to internet/24 hr. news cycle allows potential jurors to be much more familiar with larger verdicts Increase in national plaintiffs firms advertising and pursuing cases in smaller markets
11 Ohio Professional Liability Claims Lucas County-$10.9 mil plaintiff iff verdict 1/14/15 Largest med mal verdict in the county 7 day trial/jury deliberated 4 hours Damages included past and future economic and noneconomic losses Over $8 mil awarded in economic damages Toledo husband/wife with 3 dependent children sue OB/GYN and Corp. alleging med mal Allegation-Plaintiff suffered stroke during pregnancy after consulting with physician who told her she didn t need to go to hospital Mom suffered permanent physical, cognitive and emotional injury from stroke emotional injury from stroke
12 Ohio Professional Liability Claims Clark County-$8.3 mil plaintiff verdict 1/20/15 - Medical Center, a Medical Center Physician and Nursefound 39% at fault (although no longer a party) - Case proceeded against physician-found 61% at fault One of the largest med mal awards in Clark County 7 day jury trial Allegation-Plaintiff s guardian alleged medical officials (hospital and an internist) failed to properly p monitor and manage plaintiff s blood sugars, allowing them to go down to critically low levels resulting in permanent brain damage. Plaintiff with permanent brain damage-unable to work and live independently-requires 24 hr/day care
13 Ohio Professional Liability Claims Lucas County-$4 mil plaintiff verdict against hospital and general surgeon-2/18/14 (Defense Verdict-Radiologist) Actual award-$3 mil (due to statutory cap) in a 9 day trial Allegation-Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice - Surgeon, Radiologist, Failure to Diagnose, Negligent Treatment Plaintiff alleged failure to diagnose and treat t a blood clot in the superior mesenteric vein, with significant bowel ischemia of the small intestine, which led to sepsis, multisystem t organ failure and death. Plaintiff alleged initial CT Scan showed evidence of blood clot which was not diagnosed Plaintiff-39 y/o male who left a wife and 2 children $1 mil medicals, $2.4 mil future loss of earnings, wrongful death
14 Ohio Professional Liability Claims Case made Top 10 Medical Malpractice Verdicts of 2014 in the country and was published in Jury Verdict Round Up Cuyahoga County-$14 $14.5 mil plaintiff verdict 6/10/14 11 day jury trial against facility and physician Suit filed in 2004; case dismissed without prejudice in 2006; refiled in 2011 Alleged pre-term labor was not properly managed and defendants were negligent in failing to keep the mother hospitalized to properly manage her pregnancy with anti-labor medications and fetal monitoring during her earlier admissions, which she maintained would have prolonged the pregnancy. It was further alleged they failed to meet accepted standards of obstetric care by not timely delivering resulting in child suffering a brain hemorrhage when delivery was delayed. Plaintiff is now 11 and has cerebral palsy, neurological deficits, Plaintiff is now 11 and has cerebral palsy, neurological deficits, cognitive delays, visual impairment and requires life long care.
15 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights 9 th Annual Report Analysis of Closed Claims from Calendar Year ReportsIndex.aspx Maureen Motter Ph: maureen.motter@insurance.ohio.gov
16 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights The number of med mal claims being filed From 5,051 Claims in 2005 To 3,019 Claims in 2013
17 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights
18 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights A total of $267 mil was paid to 708 plaintiffs, an average of $376,679 /plaintiff Nearly 4 in 5 claims resulted in no med mal payment Nearly all cases included investigation and defense costs, averaging $35,493/claim
19 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights Where in Ohio did the claims come from? Northeast 1,550 Central 1,376 Southwest 589 Northwest 347 Southeast 143 Unknown 14
20 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights Top 5 Claims by Injury Type Failure to Treat/Delayed/Improper Treatment -963 Diagnosis Related Surgery Related Blood Related OB - 122
21 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights g Top 5 Claims by Highest Average Indemnity Payment Anesthesia related - $1.5 mil/claim OB related - $1.3 mil/claim Patient Monitoring - $605, Breach of Confidentiality - $466,341 Surgery related - $375,314314
22 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights Top 6 Claims by Physician Specialty: Total Claims - 1,339 Internal Medicine Emergency Medicine Radiology Family Practice - 96 General Surgery - 95 OB - 92
23 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Closed Claims Report Highlights Average Indemnity Physicians $345,988 / claim Cardiovascular Specialty - Highest Average Indemnity - $733,333 / claim Average Indemnity -Hospitals $459,950 / claim
24 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis October 2014 Database includes 110 Healthcare Systems across the country Ohio is 5.34% of database Frequency Stable No growth projected in number of HPL claims for healthcare organizations Claims Severity, including defense costs, growing at a rate of 2.5% g g %
25 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis October 2014 Frequency of Claims by Cause of Loss
26 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis October 2014
27 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis October 2014
28 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis October 2014
29 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis OHIO
30 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis OHIO
31 Aon/ASHRM Hospital/Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis OHIO
32 OHIO Professional Liability Trends 2015 Conclusion Consolidation of organizations to continue Facilities continuing to acquire physician practices Despite large verdicts, Ohio stable Focus RM/Patient Safety Efforts on Emerging Risks and New Exposures
33 OHIO Professional Liability Trends 2015 Conclusion
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