How are claims handled?
A malpractice claim can be personally devastating and mark a medical career with negative impressions. REI Protect and our carriers consider all cases seriously, and we aggressively defend the practice of good medicine. Our panel of highly acclaimed defense attorneys have specific experience in REI practice and IVF Lab claims. Additionally, these attorneys have learned a great deal about the science of reproductive endocrinology through their state and national exposure to these unique claims. For almost a decade, the REI Protect program in many respects, has paved the wave for the mitigation and defense of these unique reproductive claims. This is a distinct advantage for our clients as the REI Protect program provides its vast expertise throughout the claims process to achieve the best outcome.
There are a few important things to know about how the REI Protect program is underwritten by our carriers.
- Every claim is unique, and each claim will develop in its own way.
- Members have consent to settle (unless specifically stated in the policy) and must approve any case that is settled.
- Non-meritorious claims are aggressively defended.
- Defense costs are outside the limits of the policy (unless specifically stated in the policy) .
Effective Risk Management
Effective risk management is a primary goal of REI Protect. REI Protect is specialty specific, it is therefore able to examine losses and discover which factors of risk management result in the most impact to patient safety and claims reduction. REI Protect also benefits from the ability of its physician members to share ideas from their own risk management practices, creating an ideal setting for innovative risk management programs to flourish.