News Update
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 […]
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Physicians Insurance News
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 […]
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Are You Covered?
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 […]
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The Informed Practice — Post-Pandemic Practice
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 — […]
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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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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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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 […]
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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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The Informed Practice — Burnout and COVID-19
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 […]
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Cybersecurity Advisory for Medical Practices
CISA, FBI, and HHS warn of ransomware threats, encourage providers to take IT precautions: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have credible information about an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and health […]
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