Malpractice insurer turns to digital health to reduce claims

MIEC, an Oakland, California-based medical malpractice insurer, has teamed up with HealthLoop to turn the startup’s mobile and web-based communication platform toward a new use-case: decreasing the number of malpractice claims brought against a doctor or hospital. “It is well known that most litigation cases are not due to actual malpractice or ‘bad surgeons,’ but […]

Source: mobihealthnews - October 29, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Uncategorized HealthLoop malpractice malpractice insurance MIEC orthopedic surgery patient engagement patient-doctor communication Source Type: news