If you’re a healthcare provider, medical liability insurance is likely one of your largest expenses. It’s essential for protecting yourself against lawsuits, but the premiums can be hefty. If you are looking for ways to slash your professional medical liability insurance cost, this blog is for you. Let’s discuss how to lower your medical liability
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Understanding Tail Coverage: Why It’s Crucial for General Surgeons
In the complex world of medical care, where the stakes are high and the margins for error are minimal, the importance of comprehensive insurance coverage cannot be overstated. For general surgeons, navigating through the complexities of medical malpractice insurance is as critical as the precision required in their surgical practices. A significant component of this
READ MOREComparing Occurrence and Claims-made Policies for General Surgeons
Do you know the differences between occurrence and claims-made medical malpractice insurance policies? As a general surgeon desiring premiere coverage at the best possible cost, you should understand the differences. In this eQuoteMD blog, we will outline the distinctives of both kinds of insurance policies, so you choose the coverage which benefits you most. What
READ MORETypes of Medical Liability Insurance: Understanding Your Options
Selection of professional medical liability insurance coverage is one of the most critical administrative choices healthcare providers make. Today’s medical environment is complex, leaving physicians open to malpractice litigation and possible loss of income, assets and reputation. Keep reading to learn about your medical liability insurance options. What Is Professional Medical Liability Insurance? Also called
READ MOREChoosing The Right Coverage: A Comprehensive Guide For Professionals
Despite the extensive training and experience doctors and other healthcare professionals have, problems can arise in patient care, which can lead to a lot of stress, litigation, and expenses. For this reason, physicians need the right medical malpractice insurance to protect their income, assets, and more. Here is a guide to selecting the best possible
READ MOREAccidentally Bare
Imagine this: a home health agency hires you to do some PRN work for them. Until now you’ve been between employment, having left your last job because of management issues. You explain to the hiring manager of the agency that you’re uninsured, but he assures you that it is okay—you will be automatically insured under
READ MOREResources for QPP and MACRA
Implementing the requirements for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under MACRA can be difficult and confusing for many medical practices. Large groups and healthcare systems undoubtedly have an advantage over smaller practices because they can hire people, sometimes even departments, to interpret and employ the new regulations. Fortunately for the smaller private practice and solo
READ MORECalifornia Damage Caps Not Out of the Woods Yet
If you thought that the defeat of Proposition 46 in the recent midterm elections signaled stability for California’s longstanding limits on noneconomic damage awards in medical malpractice cases you were wrong. On November 26, at the urging of Consumer Watchdog, the trial lawyer supported non-profit that was instrumental in funding the Proposition 46 campaign, the
READ MOREKeane Group & NORCAL Mutual Partnering to Support Kansas City Physicians
The Keane Insurance Group, an eQuoteMD partner with offices in St. Louis, Kansas City, Austin, and LA, has recently partnered with one of the nation’s largest and most prominent medical professional liability insurance companies, NORCAL Mutual, to co-sponsor the Metropolitan Medical Association of Greater Kansas City (Metro Med KC). Metro Med defines their mission as, “Promoting
READ MOREElectronic Check In Systems Offer More than Ever Before
Continuing our series on new and developing technologies that have proven helpful to many in the healthcare community, today we’ll take a look at electronic check-in systems. It wasn’t long ago that an electronic check-in system was really no more the name indicates—a computerized way of letting a practice’s staff know when patients arrive for
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