How Much Malpractice Insurance Do I Need?: Your Guide to Securing Comprehensive Coverage
Choosing the right amount of medical professional liability, commonly called medical malpractice insurance, is crucial for every medical professional. It ensures you are adequately protected against malpractice claims while balancing costs and legal requirements. This guide will help you navigate the key factors to consider when determining your professional liability […]
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MMS joins the Telehealth Initiative
Launch of Telehealth Initiative Moved Up to Assist With Current COVID-19 Crisis The Massachusetts Medical Society, along with other state and national physician membership associations announced the launch of The Telehealth Initiative on March 19, which helps physicians implement telehealth services. The current COVID-19 crisis reinforces the need for physician […]
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The Informed Practice — Communicating Risk
Communicating Medical Risk to Patients By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance I can’t think of any form of patient-physician communication more important — and difficult — to clearly communicate than the conveyance of medical risk. A linchpin of shared decision-making and evidence-based medicine, risk communication is considered the […]
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The Informed Practice — Diagnostic Errors
December 18, 2019 How Can Practices Mitigate the Most Common Diagnostic Errors that Lead to Malpractice Claims Against Physicians? By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance Missed diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, and wrong diagnosis comprise the most common diagnostic error categories, and diagnostic errors in general comprise the most common […]
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The Informed Practice — Telemedicine
October 30, 2019 Telemedicine and Your Practice: What Do You Need to Know? By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance Virtual medicine is booming in popularity. It’s estimated that demand for interactive audio and video health technology, otherwise known as “telemedicine” will increase by 18 percent annually nationwide. These […]
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