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CPHRM Claims and Litigation 2014

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Claims process   identification, investigation, analysis and classification, reporting, coverage determination, setting reserves, claims management strategies, resolution  
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IBNR   Incurred But Not Reported  
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PCE   occurrence for which a claim can be reasonably anticipated but for which no claim has yet been asserted; event for which there are grounds/contributing factors found after investigation, worthy of compensation (NO INJURY REQUIRED)  
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Claim   Formal notification (generally in writing) that monetary damages are being sought for an alleged injury  
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Lawsuit   formal legal action filed in court  
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Negligence Elements (4Ds)   Duty to exercise reasonable care (Standard of Care); Duty breached; Direct or proximate causation (injury); and Damages resulted  
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Vicarious liability   imputed liability for acts of another; employer for acts of negligence or omissions of it’s employees  
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Respondeat Superior   Employer responsible for the acts of their employees if the alleged wrongful act is within the course and scope of their employment; Employee has to also have been found liable  
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Ostensible or apparent agency   Patient looked to the facility rather than the individual physician for care; the institution held out the independent contractor as an employee (e.g., hospital based physician services)  
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Corporate negligence   Facility responsible for own acts of negligence in failing to ensure that a proper standard of care is upheld; must have known of a defect in procedures and the defect was substantial factor in the patient injury  
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Timeframe to set initial reserves   within 90 days of claim  
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Loss Ratio formula   Losses (paid losses + expenses + reserves)/Paid Premiums  
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)   a process designed to resolve disputes in a manner that avoids the cost, delay, and unpredictability of the traditional adjudicatory process (arbitration, mediation, negotiation)  
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Motion for Summary Judgment   facts are not in dispute and legal principles suggest there’s going to be a ruling for the defendant  
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Motion in Limine   managing what the jurors will see (may be for not allowing facts to come forward that have nothing to do with case)  
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Direct Verdict   Plaintiff failed to meet their burden of proof  
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