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Current liability estimated at €812m
Surgery had the second-highest estimated liability at the end of 2010 By Lloyd Mudiwa. The cost to the State of disposing of the 1,994 clinical negligence cases (plus legal representation for HSE...
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Poor staff skills are top cause for claims
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Poor staff knowledge, skills or competency were by far the top root cause identified for the clinical risk claims completed in 2010, having been cited in more than 40 per cent of...
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Reilly calls for Vhi audit
By Gary Culliton. The Minister for Health has demanded that Vhi Healthcare should audit the volume of its procedures and use clinical audits to determine the appropriateness of procedures for which...
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SCA managing claims close to €1bn
Photo by OJO Images / Rex Features By Lloyd Mudiwa. At end of 2012, the State Claims Agency (SCA) had 2,652 active clinical claims under management, with an estimated liability of €969.8 million. At...
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Talks over electronic claims continue
Aidan O'Reilly IHCA Senior Executive Officer Aidan O’Reilly gives an account of the ongoing work of the Association in relation to the processing of private health insurance claims. In the course of...
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