CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
CNA HealthPro, a leader in the healthcare professional liability
industry, recently collaborated with Nurses Service Organization (NSO)
to publish a healthcare industry resource, Understanding Nurse
Liability, 2006-2010: A Three-part Approach. The report analyzes
nurse closed claims over a five-year period with an emphasis on
assisting nurses in identifying and managing risk exposures which are
most likely to affect their practices.
“This report was developed as a tool to help nurses examine their
current practices in relation to the claims and losses experienced by
their peers,” said Bruce Dmytrow, vice president - Specialty Risk
Control, CNA. “CNA and NSO are dedicated to ensuring that nurses and the
healthcare industry have the necessary patient safety and risk control
resources to identify exposures, create a safer patient experience and
promote quality care services.”
Through the NSO program, CNA is the nation’s largest underwriter of
professional liability insurance coverage for individual nurses. These
nurses work in a variety of specialties and locations including
hospitals, nursing homes, practitioner offices, schools, medical spas
and ambulatory care centers.
In addition to analyzing reported claim events from CNA-insured nurses,
the collaborative resource includes:
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Risk control recommendations and a self-assessment checklist
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NSO’s analysis of nurse license protection paid claims
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Highlights from NSO’s 2011 Qualitative Nurse Work Profile Survey
This report and other CNA HealthPro resources are available online at www.cna.com/riskcontrol;
or, printed copies can be requested by calling 888-600-4776.
A proven leader in providing comprehensive insurance coverages to the
healthcare industry, CNA HealthPro offers a full range of insurance
products for healthcare providers and organizations. For more
information, please contact CNA HealthPro at 888-600-4776 or visit www.cna.com/healthpro/.
Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country’s
seventh largest commercial insurance writer and the 13th
largest property and casualty company. CNA’s insurance products include
standard commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other
property and casualty coverages. CNA's services include risk management,
information services, underwriting, risk control and claims
administration. For more information, please visit CNA at www.cna.com.
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Source: CNA