At MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com we are rarely left smiling after reading an article about med mal litigation. Or feeling optimistic. But today was a good day. We read an article about med mal lawsuits that left us practically hopeful. The start of the article very nicely outlined the purpose of med mal tort liability. This includes: providing […]

We talk a lot about medical data security here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com. This topic has been growing in importance due to the fast-paced growth of medical technology, the transition to electronic medical records, and the explosion in portable devices. While we are first and foremost med mal insurance agents, we are also physician advocates, and we […]

What are seven simple, tangible things you can do to avoid using your doctor liability coverage? Here they are, in no order: 1. Establish good policies –literally -–and make sure that everyone in your office follows them. This includes having a policies and procedures manual. MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com offers a free Office Policies and Procedures Manual to […]

A couple of weeks ago an interesting piece of legislation (SB 1506) was put forth in the Florida state senate. Sen. John Thrasher (R-St. Augustine) filed the measure to protect physicians by sovereign immunity from large Florida physician malpractice judgements. It notes the unique feature of emergency room physicians: they are required by law to […]

The medical liability climate in Florida is a mess. Medical malpractice insurance in Miami’s Dade County is more expensive than any other in the nation, and the high cost of medical malpractice premiums influence too many doctors in the Sunshine State to choose to practice bare, without any liability insurance coverage at all. Add the […]

The Claims Journal website recently had an interesting article talking about “rogue” physicians and their impact on medical liability insurance claims. What is a rogue physician, you may ask? The article described a rogue physician as one who has problems doing things legally or ethically, or involving, more specifically, liability claims for criminal acts, disruptive […]

We here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com like to hear new ideas regarding tort reform –or new ideas of any kind regarding med mal reform. Although Georgia isn’t one of the worst states in terms of med mal rates, and rates have been relatively stable, we always see room for improvement. We just read an article detailing a […]

Since many physicians have just finished transitioning successfully from old-fashioned paper to electronic healthcare records in their offices, a lot of them now think that their concerns over patient privacy and security have been addressed and that their physician liability has been reduced. They are wrong. EHR security and physician liability due to security breaches […]

Last year was a banner year for the passage of state-level tort reforms. In fact, the American Tort Reform Society pronounced 2011 to be the “most productive year for the enactment of meaningful state civil justice reforms in recent memory.” All together, more than 30 new tort reform measures were enacted in states across the […]