Litigation Support: It's a personal thing.
Claims » Personal & Professional Support
If a professional medical liability claim is filed against a physician employed by your hospital, the impact on the practitioner can be overwhelming, both personally and professionally. When you factor in the months, if not years, of a legal process over which neither you nor they have control, some periods of stress or anxiety are almost inevitable.
We learned long ago that, unaddressed, stress and anxiety can undermine the physician’s effectiveness as a witness in his or her own defense. Over the years many of our physicians have benefited from Medical Mutual’s Litigation Support System, which provides personal and empathetic peer support to help doctors cope with the strain of litigation and to provide reassurance that they are not in this alone.
In addition, member-insureds of Medical Mutual who have been involved in a claim often comment on the high level of personal support provided by their Medical Mutual claims representative. Serving as advisors and confidants, our highly experienced reps routinely attend hearings and trials, and provide knowledgeable perspective, information and reassurance.
The bottom line is that whenever a physician insured by Medical Mutual is named in a claim, that physician will enjoy the benefit of our unique support program, which benefits not only him or her, but also the hospital and the patients it serves.