http://www.wlbt.com by Jon Kalahar Five years ago the “medical malpractice availability plan” was created by the state legislature to keep physicians from leaving Mississippi. It offered doctors malpractice insurance they desperately needed to practice medicine. Now through tort reform, the plan can be sold to a private company. We explain how the state went from […]

http://blog.masslive.com By MICHAEL McAULIFFE With malpractice claims down and awards not rising significantly, the Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co. has announced that for the first time since 1996 it will not raise medical liability insurance rates this year for hospitals, clinics, clinical laboratories and community health centers in the state. In Western Massachusetts, ProMutual insures […]

By Mary Jo Feldstein ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH At the Des Peres Urgent Care Center, when patients leave with a prescription it typically means pills in hand, not a slip of paper to be brought to the pharmacy. The physicians there worked with Purkinje Inc. of Creve Coeur to set up an in-office dispensing system that […]

http://money.cnn.com Net income increases 130% and net premiums written increase 35% over the comparable year-earlier quarterly resultsDarwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (“Darwin,” the “Company,” or “Our”) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Highlights include: — Gross premiums written for the second quarter are $65.9 million. Second quarter gross premiums […]

http://www.surgicenteronline.com/ ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Cynthia L. Dunn, RN, FACMPE has joined the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Health Care Consulting Group as a senior consultant. Her expertise in healthcare management encompasses information technology systems, business operations and revenue cycle management, medical office building and ambulatory surgery center construction, and strategic planning. Dunn brings more than […]

http://www.hindustantimes.com In the self-absorbed world of Indian American “community leaders”, it is rare to find one who does not use the community as a springboard to advance business and personal goals. It is rarer still to find a physician who freely takes time off a busy practice to espouse the cause of India and the […]

http://www.hindustantimes.com In the self-absorbed world of Indian American “community leaders”, it is rare to find one who does not use the community as a springboard to advance business and personal goals. It is rarer still to find a physician who freely takes time off a busy practice to espouse the cause of India and the […]

By Samuel Jarjour http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com Every business should have a website. A doctor’s practice is a business. Ergo, your practice should have a website. Right? Well, maybe. Before you run out and put that syllogism into practice, consider the stories of two Ontario docs who took the website plunge — with two very different results. ONLINE […]

http://www.newsrx.com/ The Doctors Company, the nation’s leading physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, is pleased to announce that the A.M. Best Company has assigned an A- (Excellent) rating with a “Stable Outlook” to OHIC Insurance Company (OHIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Doctors Company. The Doctors Company acquired OHIC, the leading medical liability carrier domiciled in […]