Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) Names Catherine Miller as CAPAssurance Risk Management & Patient Safety Specialist

Miller Brings Strong Hospital Experience to Established Risk Management Team to Meet Expanding Need for Hospital and Large Medical Group Medical Professional Liability Insurance

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Mar 20, 2014, 03:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP), announced the appointment of Catherine Miller, RN, JD, as Risk Management & Patient Safety Specialist for CAPAssurance, which provides medical professional liability protection for hospitals, medical facilities, and large physician groups.

In her new position, Miller joins CAP's team of experienced hospital and large medical group risk management experts, and will provide risk management services specifically to hospitals. Miller will conduct assessments of hospitals and will work directly with hospital risk managers to develop and implement specific programs to bring about a "culture of safety" and to mitigate liability.

Miller was employed with CAP as a risk management and patient safety specialist for four years before leaving in 2006. Prior to her return, Miller worked as a risk manager and patient safety officer at Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans, where she implemented numerous patient safety and quality improvement measures and developed a team of experts to troubleshoot electronic medical records. While at Kaiser Permanente, she also earned a credential as a Performance Improvement Advisor.

"CAP welcomes the return of Catherine to the company," said CAP Chief Executive Officer James L. Weidner. "Catherine's previous tenure at CAP, combined with her JD and extensive risk management experience, make her uniquely qualified to develop our CAPAssurance risk management offering, and achieve CAP's goal to help hospitals address and navigate the current issues that they face in today's era of changing health care."

Miller attended the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. She also earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Virginia, and received a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School.

About the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc.

The Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) was established in 1975 by a group of California physicians to manage the escalating cost of medical professional liability coverage. Two years later, CAP formed the Mutual Protection Trust, which today provides protection to some 12,000 of California's finest physicians, and which has earned an A+ (Superior) rating from A.M. Best since 2006. In 2013, CAP created the CAPAssurance Risk Purchasing Group, allowing hospitals, facilities, and large physician groups access to top-rated liability and risk management services. Based in Los Angeles, CAP also has offices in San Diego, Orange County, Sacramento, and Palo Alto. For more information, visit www.CAPphysicians.com.

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