CRICO

CRICO is the patient safety and medical malpractice insurance company owned by and serving the Harvard medical community. It provides professional liability insurance, claims management, and patient safety programs to Harvard-affiliated hospitals and their physicians. Through its CRICO Strategies division, the company leverages a national database of malpractice claims to provide data-driven insights and benchmarking for healthcare organizations across the United States. Its primary mission is to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety through rigorous risk assessment and education. The organization maintains a unique Comparative Benchmarking System (CBS) that contains hundreds of thousands of medical malpractice cases, representing a significant portion of all US claims. This data allows CRICO to identify clinical risks and develop evidence-based interventions to improve care delivery.