Today we are going to talk about med mal CMEs. Most physicians are used to taking hours and hours of continuing medical education (CME) whether it is online, or in a classroom setting. When deciding which CMEs to take, we understand that physicians like to strategize about which courses to take to make the courses […]

Due to the nature of their specialty, most anesthesiologists have been involved in a fatal or serious incident that occurs to a patient during a surgical procedure. According to the International Anesthesia Research Society, 84 percent of all anesthesiologists will be involved in such an adverse event, and anesthesiologists can expect an average of 4.4 […]

We recently reported on an article from Becker’s Hospital Review about data breach insurance. Today, we would like to dig a little deeper into that data breach article. Specifically, it discussed what to look for when purchasing a data breach insurance policy. They consider three things: 1. coverage, sub-limit options, 2. premiums and deductibles, and […]

If you have your own practice or manage a practice, you know the devastation that a claim brought against you, or the practice, can bring. Here are 3 things that you and your practice can do to help minimize claims and perhaps manage your practice better. 1. Risk Management CMEs. The availability of risk-management CMEs […]

Sidenote: This announcement is from the American Conference Institute and our media partner, Medical Liability Monitor. If you would like to subscribe to Medical Liability Monitor, please click here. On June 27-28, the American Conference Institute (ACI) will be hosting its 11th Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice at the Union League of Philadelphia, which […]

We recently read about an interesting cyber liability case from Arizona. A Phoenix and Prescott surgeon recently had to use his Arizona liability coverage for a very avoidable reason. In a nut shell, the physician posted patients’ appointment information on a public Internet calendar, violating HIPAA regulations, and opening him/herself up to major cyber liability. […]

It seems that our cyber liability suspicions have been proven positive. Cases are being made more and more for physician discipline and liability related to online violations. A recent research letter published in the March 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association detailed complaints that state medical boards have received related to […]

At MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com we talk a lot about physicians’ use of social media and how to manage their online presence. While we tend to be more conservative about suggesting that physicians use social media –we feel that it opens up a lot of potential professional liability in ways that haven’t necessarily been fully identified or seen […]

Like most physicians, we believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is particularly true when it comes to patient complaints. Did you know that many med mal claims stem from patient complaints –not necessarily medical errors? What can be done to prevent a patient complaint from turning into a […]