What Does Malpractice Insurance Cost?
Malpractice insurance isn’t optional for medical professionals risking lawsuits whenever care doesn’t go as planned. Over the past decade, premiums have steadily risen—and in many cases, spiked—making it more critical than ever to understand who pays what and why. Rising Premium Trends Nationwide According to the American Medical Association, nearly half of malpractice premiums increased…
Read MoreWhat Is and Isn’t Covered by Malpractice Insurance?
As a healthcare professional, understanding the scope and limitations of your malpractice insurance (or medical professional liability insurance) is crucial. While this insurance provides a safety net against certain professional risks, it’s essential to know what is and isn’t covered to ensure comprehensive protection. Understanding Malpractice Insurance Malpractice insurance, a subset of professional liability insurance,…
Read MoreQuestions You Can Ask Your Pharmacist Instead of Your Doctor
In today’s fast-paced world, accessing timely healthcare can be challenging. Long wait times for doctor appointments and busy schedules often leave patients seeking immediate answers to their health concerns. Fortunately, pharmacists are highly accessible healthcare professionals equipped to address many of these questions, offering guidance on medications, minor ailments, and more. Understanding the Role of…
Read More10 Things to Avoid When Looking for Liability Insurance Online
Everyone in the healthcare space has had a rough couple of years. From staffing challenges to mental health issues and just plain burnout, our healthcare heroes have had enough pressure and stress to last a lifetime. Business owners and consultants haven’t had it much better with constant uncertainty, loss of profits and looming inflation. More…
Read More6 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 MoreFour Ways to Reduce Risk for Medical Labs in COVID Era
As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 global pandemic amidst new variants, vaccination programs and uncertainty in just about every aspect of life, medical labs remain on the front lines. It’s important for these entities to protect themselves as much as possible from the inevitable risks that come with a situation of such magnitude.…
Read MoreWhy You Should #ThankAPharmacist This Month
October is American Pharmacist Month, and like many other members of our healthcare system, they deserve extra praise and thanks this year for their dedication in serving our communities throughout the pandemic. Here are just a few reasons why you should thank a pharmacist this month. 4 Reasons to Thank A Pharmacist in October 1.…
Read MoreFour Common Mistakes Lab Techs Make
Did you ever wonder who was handling the huge influx of COVID-19 diagnostic tests during the pandemic that started in Spring 2020? Professional lab technicians were already busy performing an estimated 13 billion lab tests per year for a host of other illnesses and conditions when the global pandemic began. Although typically in the background…
Read MoreUpskilling and Reskilling in Pharmacy
You might be a pharmacy technician, an assistant, or a pharmacist. Perhaps you work in a hospital or retail environment. Depending on your role and area of practice, you’ve probably already completed training and some level of education as a requirement for your job. You might even take regular continuing education courses to maintain your…
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