Category Archives: Practice Tools

Help Lower the Cost of Physician Malpractice Insurance

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Katie

Finally someone has taken the next step! For ages we have been reporting about defensive medicine and how physicians order too many unnecessary tests in an effort to protect themselves in case they are sued for physician malpractice. Because we … Continue reading →

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Managing an Online Presence for Your Medical Practice

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Katie

At MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com we talk a lot about physicians’ use of social media and how to manage their online presence. While we tend to be more conservative about suggesting that physicians use social media –we feel that it opens up a … Continue reading →

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Preventing Complaints From Turning into Malpractice Insurance Claims

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Katie

Like most physicians, we believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is particularly true when it comes to patient complaints. Did you know that many malpractice insurance claims stem from patient complaints –not necessarily … Continue reading →

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Telemedicine and Telemedicine Malpractice Insurance

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Katie

We have not recently talked about telemedicine malpractice insurance on this blog. First, what is telemedicine? According to the American Telemedicine Association, telemedicine is defined as, “…the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Katie

Happy New Year from everyone here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com! We hope that you were able to enjoy the holidays and spend some time with those you love. While we enjoyed the holidays, we are glad to be back at work. Medical … Continue reading →

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Physicians & Cyber Liability Insurance

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: Managing your risk and exposure is part of your life. You protect yourself and your practice against medical malpractice: you have medical malpractice insurance. But have you protected yourself and your practice against a data breach? What if … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Measuring Patient Satisfaction

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: There is a growing trend of medical payers tying their payment rates to patient satisfaction. According to the article below, many expect Medicare payments to physicians to be tied to a patient satisfaction pay formula by 2015. And, … Continue reading →

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Social Media and the Physician

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: It seems that everyone is on Facebook these days and physicians are no exception. But, when do physicians go from just being “friends” to physicians on Facebook and on other social media? Or, should physicians always consider themselves … Continue reading →

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Barriers to EMRs

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: Have you already moved your practice over to electronic medical records (EMRs)? If you have, congratulations! If you haven’t, that is probably why you are reading this posting. A new study, conducted by Medical Group Management Association, which … Continue reading →

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The Telephone and Your Practice

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: In the past, on this blog we have written about the importance of telephone triage and how good phone triage can help physicians minimize their medical malpractice exposure and make their offices more efficient. A new study sheds … Continue reading →

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