Monthly Archives: March 2016
5 Things to Know When Your Physician Client Needs Stand-Alone Tail Coverage
Written on March 24, 2016 at 4:50 pm, by Jackie Johnston
Maintaining seamless malpractice coverage is a critical issue for all physicians. The evolving health care industry with its consolidations, buyouts and changing delivery models continues to create a need for physicians and physician groups to purchase extended reporting period or “tail” coverage for their current medical malpractice policies. The explosion of hospitalist groups, locum tenens Continue Reading »
5 Steps to Handling a Crisis Scenario in a Healthcare Facility
Written on March 9, 2016 at 8:02 pm, by Jackie Johnston
Imagine that you are a healthcare professional in charge of an outpatient clinic. A patient comes in for a routine procedure and the clinician performing the service was perceived to be invasive. The patient alleges that he or she was molested. What do you do first? Who do you call and how can you contain Continue Reading »