When a physician learns that he or she is facing a liability lawsuit, it always comes as a surprise. Even though every physician knows that in this day and age he or she is going to be sued at some point in his or her career for medical liability, nothing can prepare a physician for […]

We have not recently talked about telemedicine liability coverage on this blog. First, what is telemedicine? According to the American Telemedicine Association, telemedicine is defined as, “…the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patients’ health status.” More specifically, there are many different kinds of services that […]

Because physician liability coverage is so expensive, and the student loans that many physicians face are so massive, physicians are often looking for extra ways to make money. Luckily, there are many different things that physicians can do on the side to bring in extra income. At MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com, we see all different kinds of physician […]

Today we are focusing on physicians who perform research trials. While not all doctors perform them, a lot do. And, because performing research trials is different from providing traditional medical care, there are two key issues, from a professional liability insurance perspective, that physicians should be aware of. 1. Often, physicians do not mention to […]

At MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com, we get asked a lot of questions every day. Today, we’d like to give you a list of the seven most important questions to ask your professional liability agent. Here they are: 7 Important Questions to Ask Your Professional Liability Agent 1. Is there a deductible? This one goes without saying. You need […]

Everyone, we have some mixed news to report today. A recent study of surgical med mal claims was discussed at the American College of Surgeons 97th Annual Clinical Congress. Overall, the study found that the number of surgical med mal claim payouts have decreased, which is the good news, but the size of the payouts […]

The Clinical Advisor had an interesting article recently all about liability and adverse medical events. There is no doubt about it that there is often an unspoken rule in the medical culture that silence is the best way to handle a medical error or adverse medical event. But is it? Frequently nothing is said because […]

The largest medical malpractice insurance provider in West Virginia, the West Virginia Mutual Physicians Insurance Company (WVPMIC), announced a change in leadership. And the new president and chief executive officer, R. Austin Wallace, MD, heaped large amounts of praise on the medical liability insurance company he now runs as well as the state legislature that […]

We all know that med mal lawsuits have a huge impact on physicians. They can be extremely expensive, both in terms of cost for litigation and payouts and also because they frequently result in higher liability insurance costs. They also cost a lot in terms of a physician’s time. But, a more difficult cost to […]