Before any physician is given privileges to practice medicine at a hospital he/she must go through a lengthy credentialing process and be approved by a credentialing committee. Although it is a lengthy process it not insurmountable and you will find that most hospitals outline all the steps up front and will provide help along the way. It’s
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Does Your Ambulatory Surgery Center Carry Proper Medical Malpractice Insurance?
Today in the United States, surgery centers have started to become increasingly more popular due to the ease of access and efficiency they offer to the physicians and surgeons who practice within the center as well as to the patients that use them. As a relatively new trend in the health care industry, most surgery
READ MOREEmergency Medicine Practice Comes with High Risks & High Medical Malpractice Insurance
The Emergency Medicine medical practice is, at least with a basic understanding, known fairly well to the average, everyday patient. This is partially due to the facts that millions of Americans use the services of an emergency room each year as well as the Hollywood depiction of an Emergency Room (ER) in television shows (such as ER) and movies. Emergency medicine doctors not only
READ MOREHow Proper Risk Management Helps Your Medical Malpractice Insurance
The majority of medical malpractice insurance carriers see their risk management as an investment in themselves and the physicians that they insure. As I have attended many of these seminars or at least reviewed the course material, common themes in today’s risk management programs are oriented with a curriculum of communication, documentation and prevention. The
READ MOREThe Education of a Doctor
“Mommy, Where Do Doctors Come From?” Training to become a physician, whether one aspires to be a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), takes many years, including undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate study. The length of time it takes one to complete training will vary by specialty. Most physicians will finish their training
READ MOREWhy Physicians Need EHR
Why bother with EHR if you won’t get the stimulus money? There are a million reasons why… I’m always surprised when I hear physicians talk about rejecting an electronic health record for their practice. Many of them are used to the old ways of paper, and reluctant to join the new world order. That I
READ MOREReceiving a Medical Malpractice Insurance Claim
Medical practices today strive to provide the highest quality services to their patients. Unfortunately mistakes happen and not all patients are satisfied with the outcome of their medical situation. This is why physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other medical providers carry physician malpractice insurance. The unfortunate side of our industry is when a physician
READ MOREPhysician Malpractice Insurance Premium Savings and Deductibles
With all of the extra expenses physicians’ medical practices face today, and the many cuts to reimbursements such as Medicare and Medicaid, doctors are in need of ways to save premium dollars on their physician malpractice insurance. Can a deductible on your medical malpractice insurance policy truly save money or is there a catch? Educate yourself on these options and
READ MOREInternet Access and Medical Liability Insurance
While the internet offers us so much access to the medical information we need at our fingertips, one has to wonder “Does this mean that we have too much information?” With a click of a mouse button we have information about which physician or surgeon can take care of our medical condition, how they should
READ MOREOrthopedic Surgeon Malpractice Insurance
Orthopedic surgery or, orthopedics as it is commonly referred to, is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical treatments for musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders. Surgeon malpractice insurance is extremely important in the orthopedics field and there are many different factors these physicians need to take into account. Medical
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