At a time when we are used to seeing red and yellow leaves falling and orange pumpkins sitting on front porches, it seems we are seeing more pink than any other Fall color this year. That’s because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the U.S. and also internationally. This is the time of
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National Practitioner Data Bank Removed from Public View
Should information about a physician’s medical malpractice claims and disciplinary actions be made public? You would think that the answer is a simple, yes, of course, but the question is being hotly debated right now in the news media. The controversy began when the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) removed the National Practitioner Data Bank’s (NPDB) public use
READ MOREDon’t Sign That Contract
The number of physicians giving up their private practices and going to work for hospitals and healthcare systems is alarming. The truth is that many of these physicians make the decision without consulting their medical malpractice insurance broker. Before signing anything, a doctor should read all the fine print, speak to their broker, and get their attorney
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