Trimming the Fat; Healthcare Changes We Can Make
President Obama has called upon all citizens to rise to the challenges facing our nation. He has consistently said that the government can assist, but it’s up to us to make the necessary changes. Part of what it takes to make change is tightening the belt to pay for the witless excesses of the past. …
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Censorship, or Sensible Citizenship? Physicians Take Steps to Stop Online Libel
A growing number of physicians across the nation are requiring their patients to agree that they will not post negative statements about them on the Internet. Medical Justice, founded by Dr. Jeffrey Segal, which has some 2000 members at this time, prescribes this waiver as a method of protecting their practices against false allegation. The …
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Mandatory Healthcare — Is This Wise?
Senator Edward Kennedy has been holding closed-door meetings to discuss possible solutions to the healthcare situation for several months now. Amongst participants are leading individuals in the insurance industry, politicians, etc. — everyone and everyone it would take to resolve the need for lower medical costs and universal insurance. Speaking on condition of anonymity, word …
The Price of Reputation
An online publication recently begged the question, “How Competent Is Your Surgeon?” In the piece, the writer claims that a friend was in a Florida hospital for an appendectomy, but a records check showed that the staff surgeon had been sued five times… and that all five times the case was settled out of court. …
NORCAL & PMKSLIC Integrate
On January 20, 2009, NORCAL, one of Presidio’s top Medical Malpractice carriers, announced the integration of management operations with PMSLIC, a subsidiary acquired by NORCAL in 2002. While some of the executive staff of Pennsylvania-based PMSLIC, will be added to NORCAL’s executive offices, James Sunseri continues as President and CEO of NORCAL and CEO of …
$19 Billion Electronic Records Stimulus
The U.S. Congress has agreed to provide ninteen billion dollars to help convert America’s health-care records to electronic format. This is, of course, a huge boon to software manufacturers interested in providing conversion services to the healthcare industry, but a share of the funds is going to healthcare providers as well. That may seem like …
Medical Protective Pediatrics Affinity Program
Working in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Medical Protective (MedPro) will soon be offering a new member-benefit affinity program, the “AAP Members Liability Insurance Program.” The program is being made available to new customers as well as renewing policies, starting on the 1st of April, 2009. This Affinity program provides AAP Members with …
ProAssurance to Aquire Podiatrists’ PICA Group
ProAssurance has obtained permission to acquire PICA Group, a Mutual which provides Medical Malpractice Insurance for podiatrists in 47 states as well as the D.C., through a Sponsored Demutualization. The acquisition now goes to a shareholders’ vote on March 31, 2009. If they approve it, they’ll receive some $120 million for the new stock, as …
Ambulance Chasers Twisting Truth, Stealing Thunder
Generally speaking, I tend to let the ambulance chasers’ statements slide on off of my back. Their motives are clear enough: They want to convince people that their services are needed, so they can get 1/3 of the prospective client’s money. This causes them to run commercials on TV, to take their pay on spec, …
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Don’t Shoot the Malpractice Insurance!
These days, there are two whipping boys for everyone’s angst over the high costs of health care insurance. The first is the supposed high cost of Malpractice Insurance, and the other is illegal aliens. (Ask some people, and what they’d describe suggests there are illegals crawling out of the pores and woodwork all over the …