Sherry Karabin

Michelle Foster Earle has spent more than 20 years helping healthcare providers, insurers and brokers navigate some of the toughest risks in medicine. As founder and CEO of OmniSure Risk Consulting, she built a woman-owned firm known for blending clinical insight with risk management expertise. OmniSure delivers proactive strategies, on-demand support and real-time guidance that More

During the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare workers quickly became “heroes” as they risked their lives to treat patients, sometimes becoming ill themselves. It was a “halo” effect that often extended to the institutions they worked for as the media depicted packed hallways with people awaiting care, many of whom were underinsured or without insurance. But like More

After a pandemic dip in plaintiff medical malpractice trial verdicts, jury awards of more than $10 million and $25 million have surged since 2022. The spike has led many insurers to cut coverage limits, leaving hospitals and healthcare institutions to patch together coverage from more carriers. According to global reinsurance company TransRe, there were 160 More

The call comes in on a Tuesday morning: A medical spa client is expanding into invasive procedures and wants to update its liability coverage. The broker jots down the details and reaches out to the underwriter. Now the clock is ticking. What’s covered under the existing policy? Will the carrier approve the change — or More

The U.S. is facing a severe and growing shortage of healthcare professionals, with more than 124,000 doctors and 450,000 nurses projected to be missing from the workforce by 2027, according to projections published in November 2024 by the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. The number represents doctors who work 40 hours a week across More

As healthcare institutions scramble to fill critical staffing shortages, many are leaning on third-party staffing agencies to provide doctors, nurses and mid-level providers on demand. These companies promise convenience — handling recruitment, credentialing and onboarding — but they may also carry hidden risks that don’t become clear until it’s too late. Insurance structures like rolling More

Mediation is now one of the most common ways of resolving medical malpractice claims, with some states such as Florida making it mandatory within 120 days after medical negligence cases are filed. But what are the keys to a successful negotiation and why do some mediations end in failure? Those are among the many issues More

It’s a dilemma that many small rural hospitals face — how to continue operating as expenses increase while revenue streams, especially traditional Medicare reimbursements, decline. As Brock Slabach, chief operating officer at the nonprofit National Rural Health Association (NRHA), explains 152 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 and hundreds more are vulnerable to closure. The More

[Editor’s Note: Read part one of this story here.] While medication and other clinical errors are among the most common mistakes that result in claims, state laws limit their success, said Matthew Streger, a founding partner of Keavney & Streger in New Jersey “For example, in New Jersey, if the agency and its workers can More

Effective patient transportation is an essential part of any healthcare system to ensure individuals receive the care they need in a timely fashion. But when something goes wrong, the result can be tragic for everyone, including those who are not directly involved in the transport. From misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment to motor vehicle crashes, there More

According to the American College of Rheumatology, orthopedic surgeons perform about 790,000 total knee replacements and 544,000 total hip replacements each year in the United States. These numbers are expected to rise as the population continues to age. Total joint arthroplasty or TJA is reserved for patients with degenerative joint disease for whom conservative treatments More

Artificial intelligence has impacted various areas of the medical professions — from the creation of discharge instructions and care plans and other administrative functions such as staffing to patient-facing customer service chatbots, translation services, medical record documentation and even clinical functions that assist with diagnosis in areas such as radiology. Although AI is still in More