Telemedicine has come to the forefront of the patient and provider communities. As with all care delivery methods, televisits via tablet, phone, or computer have medical malpractice risks. Proper standards of medical care must be followed just as with in-person visits. But what are the unique problems telemedicine is creating for providers? Let’s learn more
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Understanding the Coverage Options and Policies Offered by Medical Malpractice Insurance Providers
As a medical doctor, you likely understand the importance of having good medical malpractice insurance. After all, we’ve all heard of cases where doctors were sued for staggering amounts— amounts that no private individual could recover from. However, what constitutes good malpractice insurance? And how do you know? It starts with an awareness of the
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Telemedicine is today’s unique way to communicate with your physician and receive diagnosis and treatment advice through information technology devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Allowing physicians and other providers to deliver services, answer questions, and keep in touch with patients, telemedicine can create serious liability problems, just as inpatient medical visits can. So, medical
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Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the workplace has largely shifted to remote or hybrid work. Technology has evolved making it possible to do almost anything from the comfort of your living room. Telemedicine, a concept that began around the 1950’s, became even more popular amongst the pandemic. With a rise in telemedicine come a rise in
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Telemedicine, or Telehealth as it is also known, has become a growing trend in healthcare. Telehealth was a reliable form of providing care prior to the pandemic, but it was normally a very small part of a provider’s practice. But as physicians and patients became more comfortable with Telemedicine, it has
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The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new wave of Telemedicine practice in the United States, and with it came a whole new set of medical malpractice risks. Of course, Telemedicine had been available for years preceding the pandemic, but when stores and businesses were shut down, and people stayed home throughout 2020 – 2021, most
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