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EHR and Risk

The Informed Practice – EHR and Emerging Risk

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 […]

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Communication Risk Management and Telehealth

The Informed Practice — Mitigating Telehealth Risk

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, […]

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The Informed Practice — Update on Telemedicine

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.

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stressed physians

The Informed Practice —Maintaining a Culture of Safety

In crisis, maintaining a culture of safety in your practice You have undoubtedly heard this phrase before, probably too many times: “Secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others.” The phrase — now unfortunately a cliche — comes from the instructions that airline personnel deliver to passengers in a crisis. […]

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PPE.Exchange Information

MHA webinar highlights purchasing opportunity for Massachusetts Medical Society members via PPE.Exchange The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) teamed up with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) purchasing opportunities to Massachusetts physicians and practices via the online marketplace PPE.Exchange. Interested physicians can sign up […]

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Favorite Healthcare Staffing

With Flu Season Approaching and the Pandemic Not Going Away, Hiring Temporary and Permanent Staff Can Help to Reduce Risk and Promote Patient Safety It’s no secret that during an unprecedented time like this the administrative work involved in screening and credentialing new hires can be a burden in an […]

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The Informed Practice — Telehealth in the Era of COVID-19

Telehealth in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond  By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM  President, Physicians Insurance  In this new era of practicing medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no question that telemedicine will play an important and significantly expanded role in most practices and care settings for the foreseeable future.   Although […]

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The Informed Practice — Implicit Bias

Clinical Judgment Due to Implicit Bias Can Lead to Medical Errors By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance April 8, 2020 With the widely reported news that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is hitting communities of color disproportionately, let’s examine a difficult topic: unconscious bias in medicine.   I don’t know a single medical professional who enters […]

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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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