Medical Liability Mediation Has Reached the Tipping Point in Pennsylvania...

• Governor Rendell's Plan for Tort Reform endorses the Rush Model of voluntary mediation.
• The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Task Force on Medical Malpractice Mediation endorses mediation whenever the parties have agreed to it.
• Physician insurance companies are incorporating mediation into their policies and requirements.
• In 2004 the Drexel University College of Medicine became the first institution in Pennsylvania to adopt a formal co-mediation program, hiring HRC as its exclusive provider of mediation services.

...and around the county

• Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Mediation Program (National 2003)
     -- Facilitative
     -- No monetary interests
  
• COPIC Insurance Program (Denver, Colorado)
     -- Early intervention and resolution
     -- Lowered
  
• United States Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, Maryland 2001)
     -- Internal Ombuds/Mediator/Facilitative
     -- No claims out of 300 incidents
  
• United States Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, Maryland 2001)
     -- Internal Ombuds/Mediator/Facilitative
     -- No claims out of 300 incidents ?
  
• The "Rush Presbyterian Medical Center" Model (Chicago 1995)
     -- Co-mediators from practicing members of plaintiff and defense bars or retired judges
     -- Evaluative
  
• Kaiser Permanente (National 2003-2004)
     -- Internal Ombuds/Mediator/Facilitative
     -- Too early for results
  
• Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
     -- Evaluative
     -- Retired judges

HCR's co-mediation model - like the Governor's plan - is based on the Rush Model.

• HCR's panel of co-mediators, comprised of highly respected medical liability attorneys, is designed to assure the buy-in of bars.
• HCR anticipates the Governor's support and the MCare Fund's cooperation.
• HCR is also working with physician insurance companies to incorporate mediation into their policies and requirements.