6 Tips to Help Your Front Office Provide a Positive Patient Experience BY STEPHEN A. METZ, MD, CHAIR | MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY Although front-office staff members do not practice medicine, their actions can lead to medical malpractice liability for physicians. We’ve all heard the stories: […]

PlanWell Dates Announced Early-Career Physicians Register here. Interested in Retirement and Estate Planning? Register here. Need more information? Contact Meghan at mstanley@mms.org for more information.

Join Baystate Financial for a Special Edition Webinar: Ukraine & Russia Geopolitical Outlook Guest Speaker David Bridges, Senior Geopolitical Advisor of Fidelity Investments Wednesday, April 6, 2022 4:00PM – 5:00PM EST Register Now: https://baystatefinancial.com/events/ While tensions between Russia and Ukraine have been rising for years, the current military action has […]

National Doctors Day 2022 Thank you to all physicians working to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for providing acute and preventative medicine promoting health and wellness during an unprecedented time. Celebrated since 1933, National Doctors day provides an opportunity to say thank you to the courageous souls on […]

Winter Is Here by Richard Weston, CIC Winter has arrived and after Storm Kenan hits us tomorrow everyone will be re-learning how to drive on snowy, icy roads… no sudden turns, keep a safe distance, give yourself plenty of room to stop. Picture this: Your practice manager is on the […]

We have exciting news to share with you! Physicians Insurance has joined the Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services network. Renaissance Alliance is a network for independent insurance agencies, like us. They will help us provide unique risk-placement services, as well as access to a broader panel of insurance providers. Our membership […]

One true joy of the season is to say thank you for your business. Wishing you peace & prosperity in 2022

Does Your Practice Struggle with Staff Retention? (Part 1): Is your office’s idea of onboarding a one-time event or an ongoing process that truly integrates new employees? By Jeff Welch, Favorite Healthcare Staffing One of the most stressful things in the life cycle of an employee is the first day […]

Does Your Practice Struggle with Staff Retention? (Part 2): The four Cs and what they mean to your practice By Jeff Welch, Favorite Healthcare Staffing In our preceding article, we discussed how benefits of effective onboarding leads to higher rates of employee retention and satisfaction. In this article, we offer […]

Physicians Insurance President, Thomas Bryant, ARM, with Baystate Financial MD Provides Expert Advice on NEJM Resident360 Panel Beginning this Wednesday, Sep 22nd through Oct 1st, Tom Bryant, along with Claire Williams from Baystate Financial MD, will be providing financial and insurance advice to residents at NEJM360’s Financial Planning 101. Designed […]

Cyber Coverage Now Easier Than Ever to Secure We can now offer a comprehensive quote on cyber coverage with only three key pieces of information. Your quote will include a detailed analysis of your current exposure. All we need is: ✔️ Your website URL ✔️ Your gross annual revenue ✔️ […]

A Hardening Insurance Market: What Does It Mean for Your Practice? By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance As we slowly emerge from the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the health care–related analysis has rightly focused on immediate human concerns: the health and recovery of patients, and […]

We want to share with you some highlights on telehealth from the current issue of the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Vital Signs This Week (September 13 2021): Division of Insurance Releases New Telehealth Bulletin On September 7 the Division of Insurance (DOI) released Bulletin 2021-10 relative to continued access to telehealth services […]

Physicians Insurance Senior Account Executive Scott Berger recently earned the insurance professional designation of Certified Insurance Counselor.  Join us in wishing Scott congratulations on this achievement! One of the essential elements to a CIC designation is a commitment to the highest level of continuing education. To fulfill this requirement Scott […]

Favorite Healthcare Staffing in association with PIAM, a subsidiary of the Massachusetts Medical Society, offers discounted pricing for MMS members.

Tropical Storm Henri Threatened the Northeast. More to come. by Richard Weston, CIC It’s summer in New England. Hazy, hot, and humid days erupt into rolling, violent squalls. Over the weekend, your practice was hit by tropical storm, Henri. Did you feel relief when the storm did not produce the […]

Planning for your Post-COVID Practice By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance The term “post-COVID life” is a bit of a misnomer, because by no means is the COVID-19 pandemic behind us. Public health experts warn us that even as the United States — and Massachusetts in particular — […]

Thriving in an EHR 2.0 World By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance Five years ago, if you started talking about electronic health record (EHR) systems in a roomful of physicians, you would have predictably gotten groans — not to mention some bitter, and yes, often justified, complaints. EHR […]

Physicians Insurance Senior Account Executive Rich Weston, CIC, was recently honored for his ongoing pledge to education, commitment to excellence, and dedication to the insurance profession. Earning his CIC designation and maintaining all the update requirements for 20 years places Rich in the top one percent of all insurance professionals in the country.

Introducing Our New Client Portal, CSR24 Physicians Insurance now offers you an enhanced customer service experience by introducing an online portal you can access via your computer or mobile device. Our goal at Physicians Insurance is to exceed client expectations. This means providing you with service options that are available […]

Telehealth Has Altered the Practice Landscape: How to Mitigate New Communication Risks in Your Practice By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance In our last Informed Practice blog post, Telehealth Wins Parity in Massachusetts: Implications for Your Practice, we discussed the enormous increase in telehealth visits. Before the pandemic, […]

Some highlights from the current issue of MMS Vital Signs this week we want to share with you: posted March 7, 2021 DOI and MassHealth listening sessions on telehealth provisions The Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) and MassHealth have scheduled information sessions (see below) to discuss the implementation of telehealth […]

The need for telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic can be credited for more widespread use and acceptance, but the effects on practice management will almost certainly not subside when virus levels do.

Vaccinations Have Arrived, but Burnout is More of a Risk Than Ever By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance In the past month, tens of thousands of Massachusetts physicians and other frontline providers of patient care have been vaccinated against COVID-19. And as we look at all the joyful […]