Cyber
6 Reasons Medical Professionals Need to Understand Cyber Liability
As a healthcare practitioner, you’ve likely heard of cyber liability. In short, this means you may be responsible for compensating patients and others who are victimized by a security breach or similar IT-related incident from your office. And if you’re thinking that as a counselor, therapist, or social worker the chances of such an event…
Read More5 Reasons Cyber Security Insurance Is Becoming More Important Than Ever
With more businesses moving their data into the cloud, there is more emphasis on keeping data secure – both for the business and for the private data of consumers. While cyber security is a top priority for many business owners, many still overlook the need for cyber security insurance, especially new and small businesses. This…
Read MoreWhat Sort of Insurance Will Cover Physical Therapists?
If you’re considering a career as a physical therapist, you’ll be educated in everything you know to be able to fulfill your job as you help patients recover from injuries and illnesses. However, you might not learn about the kinds of insurance, like professional liability insurance, that physical therapists (PTs) need to protect themselves from…
Read MoreHelping Hesitant Patients Embrace Telehealth
Focus on Understanding and Addressing the Underlying Issues In a world that’s constantly focused on embracing technology and using it to run our lives faster and more efficiently, telehealth services seem to fit right in. Instead of spending hours driving to a doctor’s appointment and sitting in a waiting room, you can just initiate a…
Read MoreWhy COVID Testing Labs Should Have Cyber Security Insurance in Case of a Data Breach
COVID testing labs have popped up around the country as the need for mass virus testing has emerged as one of the best ways to slow the spread of this deadly disease. They were needed so quickly that companies might not have considered all the necessary protections needed to ensure the organization is covered in…
Read MoreTelehealth Rules Relaxed During Pandemic
Understanding What is Currently Permitted and Reimbursed Although telehealth has been part of the healthcare landscape for years, the recent COVID-19 global pandemic has catapulted it into the limelight. Before 2020, strict rules and regulations limited the use of telehealth technologies, and Medicare, Medicaid, and many insurance companies would not reimburse for the majority of…
Read MoreTelehealth is More Than Just Video Appointments
In recent years, there’s been a convergence between technological innovation and the healthcare industry. In their effort to transition towards a value-based care model, care providers are constantly testing and trying nascent technologies to see more patients, improve the quality of care, and reduce costs. This shifting mentality towards how to approach care was slowing…
Read MoreWhy Your Agency Needs Home Healthcare Insurance
Every healthcare professional and institution should have an insurance plan—a hospital wouldn’t open its doors without proper coverage, so why should a home health care provider walk through someone else’s doors without coverage too? While the risks posed in private home health care are different than in-patient care services, whenever you have another person’s life…
Read MoreCyber Liability and HIPAA Compliance
Every day the world becomes more digitized as we move more and more data into the cloud. All industries gain efficiency, automation and increased performance. This is especially true in healthcare where patient records have become more accessible to providers, allowing them to give us better care and improve health outcomes. We welcome the efficiency…
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