Risk-management education pays off.

Australian Doctor,  July, 2007  

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By Sophie McNamara

DOCTORS who participate in risk-management programs through their medical defence organisations are much less likely to face a claim, information from two insurers reveals.

An analysis by Medical Insurance Group Australia found that doctors who had participated in its risk-management program for the past four years faced fewer, smaller and less serious claims than doctors who had never been in the program.

A breakdown of claims frequency data revealed that the number of claims faced by long-term participants in the program had halved since 2004, while ...

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