Medical Economics spoke with health care attorney Tatiana Melnik, J.D., about vendor contracts, patient consent and the malpractice questions physicians could face next.
News|Videos|January 9, 2025
What will happen to malpractice rates in 2025?
Author(s)Todd Shryock
Key Takeaways
- "Nuclear" verdicts are causing substantial increases in malpractice insurance premiums, particularly in certain states.
- The prevalence of large jury awards is destabilizing the malpractice insurance market, leading to higher costs for healthcare professionals.
The malpractice insurance market is facing a number of challenges. What does that mean for rates in 2025?
Advertisement
The
Advertisement
Related to this article
How long before every doctor has an artificial intelligence stunt double?
The American Medical Association and five specialty societies say casting AI as smarter than physicians diminishes their expertise, a day after the health secretary praised AI second opinions.
From AI scribes and coding habits to the claims payers quietly cut, these are the lessons physicians can take from four days of sessions and interviews at the Medical Group Management Association's centennial meeting.
Coding scrutiny, payment gaps and a push for price caps show up across Trilliant Health's annual look at where U.S. health care is headed.
Brittney Anderson, M.D., FAAFP, explains how her family medicine practice uses 15 minutes each morning to catch care gaps, cut interruptions and get the whole team on the same page.
The practices seeing real returns from AI don't just switch it on. They choose the right technology and partner, then customize it to their workflows and patients.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Trending on Medical Economics
1
From skin scan to prescription: AI acne prescribing launches in Utah
2
Do food-is-medicine programs work long term? Study links weekly groceries to lower blood pressure
3
The physician's future: A profession rewritten
4
More and more patients are paying cash for GLP-1s
5