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Want to Reduce Your Professional Liability?
Are you a professional liability insurance client of ours? If you are, have you taken the time to view our Patient Satisfaction Survey System yet? If not, it may be one of the smartest things you do to help minimize your professional liability exposure. Study after study has shown that the higher patient satisfaction is, […]
Maryland's MedStar Refers Injured Patients to Lawyers
On my constant search for what is new in the world of medical malpractice, I recently came across an article on AMedNews.com that describes the practice by MedStar Health of referring injured patients to lawyers. Intriguing, right? So, we kept reading. Here’s a brief discussion of the article: MedStar Health is one of the biggest […]
Physician Compensation Report Out
The Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2012 is out. And, we here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com love data –that is why we have tracked med mal premiums across major specialties, states and medical malpractice insurance providers over the last 10 years. Let’s look at some of the Physician Compensation results for this year and see if it has […]
Cyber Liability and Online Scheduling
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. […]
Massachusetts Hopes Apology Approach Will Reduce Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
Last week, the Massachusetts Medical Society announced that six of its top healthcare organizations would be launching a new initiative aimed at improving the commonwealth’s medical liability system and lowering the cost of medical malpractice insurance premiums. The new initiative is titled, “Roadmap to Reform,” and it is based on the Disclosure, Apology and Offer […]
Midlevel Professional Liability Coverage
When referring to our non-physician clients (physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and physical therapists, to name a few), we don’t necessarily like the term “midlevel.” However, this is the short-hand term used by the professional liability insurance industry to refer to coverage for PAs, NPs, RNs, CRNAs, and PTs. So, […]
Part 3: Texas agent sees future for third-party medical malpractice insurance companies
Editor’s note: Today’s blogpost is the third in a three-part series on how a successful medical malpractice insurance agent views the future of the market and the broker’s role within it. The article it originates from was initially published in the April 2012 issue of Medical Liability Monitor, the industry’s premier source for consistent, reliable […]
Part 2: Texas agent shares how the role of rural hospitals will expand
Editor’s note: Today’s blogpost is the second in a three-part series on how a successful medical malpractice insurance agent views the future of the market and the broker’s role within it. The article it originates from was initially published in the April 2012 issue of Medical Liability Monitor, the industry’s premier source for consistent, reliable […]
Part 1: As hospitals acquire physician practices, Texas agent sees opportunity
Editor’s note: Today’s blogpost is the first of a three-part series on how a successful medical malpractice insurance agent views the future of the market and the broker’s role within it. The article it originates from was initially published in the April 2012 issue of Medical Liability Monitor, the industry’s premier source for consistent, reliable […]
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