Professional Liability

Rich Weston

Physicians Insurance News

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.

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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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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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hospital corridor

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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Telehealth

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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