The answer may surprise you. Many nurses and nurse practitioners wonder if they should carry medical malpractice insurance. Most nurses are not covered under their own personal liability coverage, but the reality is that nurses can be sued just like doctors. In fact, a recent report published by the Nurses Service Organization (NSO) entitled “Nurse
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Congratulations to Our Winner!
CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Daniel Chernoff the winner of a brand new Apple MacBook from eQuoteMD.com! During December and early January eQuoteMD ran a contest for a free Macbook. Everyone who requested a quote during that time period was entered to win and Dr. Chernoff is our lucky winner. It was that easy! One of the
READ MOREHow Much Does Medical Malpractice Insurance Cost?
One question we are often asked by new and potential clients is: “how much does medical malpractice insurance cost?” That question is usually followed by: “why is it so expensive?” The media, lawyers, and politicians are claiming that one of the main reasons for the high cost of healthcare is the rising and outrageous cost
READ MOREeQuoteMD Now Offering Quotes for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
The most trusted online source for medical malpractice insurance quotes for physicians, eQuoteMD, is pleased to announce free quotes for Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA). For more than 4 years, eQuoteMD, has been providing 20% — 40% savings to physicians in all specialties and in all states, and now NPs and PAs can
READ MOREAre You Ready for ICD-10?
As a medical provider or practice administrator are you prepared to transition to ICD-10? Many practices are ready for the new system, but some are way behind and will have medical claims rejected if they aren’t using the appropriate codes. In order to avoid billing problems with Medicare and Medicaid medical providers need to get
READ MOREBetter Service, Better Value from eQuoteMD
A few months ago we rolled out a soft landing of our newly redesigned website. At the time we highlighted some of the updates and new features in this blog post. But it’s not just the website that we’ve been working on. Over the last few months we’ve been working behind the scenes to come
READ MOREDoctors Declare Victory in Fight Over Medicare Reimbursements
Many in the healthcare community are celebrating today. Yesterday, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 (H.R.2), thus staving off a 21% decrease in Medicare reimbursement rates set to take effect today, April 15th. But this bill is different than what we’ve seen in the past,
READ MORECarrots and Sticks: Electronic Health Records, Meaningful Use, and Your Practice
Six years ago Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. With those pieces of legislation came major changes to the way doctors and other healthcare workers would process the information that they work with every day. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) or
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While we’ve seen many states lose caps on non-economic damages to judicial review in recent years, Missouri is now one step closer to reinstating them. From 2005 to 2012 Missouri had a cap of $350,000 on non-economic damages (i.e. pain and suffering) in medical malpractice cases. However, in 2012 that cap was deemed to be
READ MORESpring Has Sprung and that Means a New Look for eQuoteMD!
Spring is upon us! Last weekend we set our clocks forward. The weather is starting to warm up. The plants are starting to bud. And with this changing of the seasons eQuoteMD has done some spring-cleaning. We thought it was time to freshen up a bit, update our look, and make eQuoteMD.com an even better
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