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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM What’s New in Law and Claims Risk Management Conference 27 April 2015 Mike Boyce, VP, Claims Gord Slemko, HIROC General Counsel
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Claims Cost Trends Why Are Slip & Fall Claims Happening More Often? Adult Stroke Issues – Changing Standards Infant Claims – Risk Mitigation Class Actions – What Are The Latest Developments Cyber Liability – Class Actions On A Big, Red Scooter Cyber Liability – What Your Organization & Board Needs What Shall we Talk About?
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM The Cost of Claims 3 Slip & Fall Claims Average Incurred Cost Per Year (With IBNR) Malpractice Claims Average Incurred Cost Per Year (With IBNR)
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Population Getting Older? Visitors Getting Older? Buildings Getting Older? Maintenance Standards? Economic Climate? Climate Change? Legal Climate? Slip & Fall Claims Frequency: Why The Increase? 4
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Boyd v. Edington (2014) is still the most recent litigated matter Change in Standard Practice will be enforced by Courts Implication #1 – Check Your ED P&Ps! Implication # 2 – Work With Your Doctors! Adult Stroke Claims 5
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORE OB Obstetrical P & P HIROC Risk Management – RACs – Monitoring – Notifying Physicians – Charting – Oxytocin – Hyperbilirubinemia Infant Claim Mitigation Approaches 6
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM The Deadly Threat of Baby Photographers Moonlighting Nurses and Clerks Snooping Nosocomial Infections Theft of Patient Data? Corruption/Loss of Patient Data? Class Actions – What’s New? 7
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Loss of Portable Devices/Snooping remain the big issues in Canada No experience with Ransom/Extortion But HIROC believes cyber remains the growth area for class action claims What to do? – CALL HIROC EARLY! We can assist with decision-making regarding notification and with the costs Cyber Liability Claims 8
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Cyber Liability: The Take-Aways HIROC offers very strong cyber-cover through its liability and property policies For Extortion & Ransom cover, see our Brokerage! Call HIROC!
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PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SAFEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Questions? 10
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