Support your practice with Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Serving the entire Massachusetts healthcare community, Favorite Healthcare Staffing, now part of the Acacium Group, sets the standard for quality, service, and integrity in medical staffing and offers a full suite of staffing services. Staffing services and solutions can help improve cost control, increase efficiency, reduce risk, and protect your revenue […]
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Insurance Industry News
ACA Health Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK Julie Appleby, KFF Health News April 2, 2024 Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving them unable to see their doctors or fill prescriptions. Some […]
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PHYSICIANS INSURANCE — OUR PRODUCTS
Your Go-to Broker for All Your Professional Insurance Needs Most people know Physicians Insurance as a leading broker for professional liability insurance for health care professionals and organizations. But did you know that Physicians Insurance offers a full suite of insurance products to cover many different aspects of your practice […]
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The Informed Practice — AI and Malpractice Risk
What Does AI Mean for Malpractice Risk? There’s been a lot of attention lately given to artificial intelligence. The fourth iteration of ChatGPT was launched in mid-March, featuring deep-learning artificial intelligence that generates human-like responses. A few weeks later, a coalition of technology leaders, including Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon […]
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The Informed Practice — Litigation Stress
Managing the Stress of a Malpractice Lawsuit Malpractice suits are an unfortunate reality for physicians in today’s health care landscape. According to the American Medical Association, 1 in 3 physicians will have a medical liability claim filed against them in their lifetime. More than half of respondents to a Medscape […]
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THE INFORMED PRACTICE – ADDRESSING HEALTH MISINFORMATION
Addressing Health Misinformation By Thomas J. Bryant, ARM President, Physicians Insurance January 23, 2023 In my recent blog, I briefly mentioned misinformation as a factor in patients’ mistrust in the health care system. It’s a topic worthy of further discussion, as misinformation itself has consequences for patients and your practice. […]
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The Informed Practice – Building Trust
The past few years have been marked by public mistrust — mistrust in the government and institutions, in science, and yes, in physicians. The COVID-19 pandemic and the political environment of late has made public mistrust clear, but it is not a new phenomenon. Patients’ trust in their physicians is an important factor in achieving patient satisfaction and outcomes and in minimizing malpractice risk. In this article Tom Bryant discusses simple strategy for building physician-patient trust.
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The Informed Practice – Workers’ Comp
Recognition that the workplace affects health and vice versa has led organizations to take a more holistic approach to employee health and wellness. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) now recognizes the workplace as a key social determinant of health that influences the employee’s health and wellness at and beyond the workplace.
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The Informed Practice — Medical Gaslighting
Another phenomenon linked to implicit bias, which has been the subject of news stories in recent months, is “medical gaslighting.” The term gaslighting has been used increasingly over the past decade, often referring to manipulation in personal relationships where one person denies or minimizes the other’s experiences. Medical gaslighting is a term being used by patients to describe having their medical complaints or symptoms ignored, minimized, or dismissed by their health care providers.
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Risk Management – Front Office
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: […]
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