title: Understanding hospital professional liability claim costs.
abstract: Managing the total cost of professional liability should be a top priority for health systems as professional liability costs will increase in coming years. The frequency of hospital professional liability claims has entered a period of modest growth. The severity of claims continues to grow, with claim severity projected to increase 4 percent in 2011. The combined effect of frequency and severity indicates HPL loss rates are expected to increase 5 percent in 2011.
authors.affiliation: Aon Global Risk Consulting. kristin.monopolis@aon.com
authors.forename: Kristin H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Monopolis
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States