Social Engineering: 7 Common Red Flags
Most of us believe we now have enough awareness to avoid opening sketchy emails or clicking on dubious links. But the truth is cyber-attacks and phishing scams have become much more sophisticated. Your employees may be immune to requests for money from a Nigerian prince, but are they in tune enough to take a closer…
Read More4 Nurse Staffing Issues to Avoid
When it comes to patient care, safe nurse staffing is paramount. While there will always be challenges with having the precise number of qualified nurses available on each day, there are common pitfalls you can avoid. To understand how to solve staffing issues, you first need to identify the four primary problems. These include: Understaffing…
Read MoreHow to Start a Nurse Staffing Agency
The US needs more nurses. We’re in the midst of a nursing shortage. And with more than 1 million RNs expected to retire by 2030, that demand is only going to grow. When it comes to finding and hiring high-quality nursing personnel, hospitals need all the help they can get. So, if you’re looking to…
Read MoreA Guide to Medical Staffing Insurance
Safe employee staffing is important in any professional setting, but it’s especially vital for the medical field. If you’re a medical staffer, your company runs the risk of being held accountable for the mistakes of the healthcare professionals and nurse practitioners you place in a job. To protect yourself and your agency, you need medical…
Read MoreDeveloping an Effective Risk Management Plan
When problems arise mid-project, it generally isn’t due to some unforeseen, unavoidable circumstance, but rather to a misstep or series of missteps that could have been avoided with proper planning. That, in essence, is the risk management definition (by Oxford Dictionary): “the forecasting and evaluation of financial risks together with the identification of procedures to…
Read MorePay as You Go Insurance for Healthcare Professionals
From nurses to doctors to dentists, healthcare professionals are tasked with the wellbeing of every patient in their care. However, as a health care provider, working in healthcare does not come without its risks, risks that can result in injury, ill health, or even death. Medical negligence is one of the leading causes of death…
Read MoreWhat Does Professional Liability Insurance Cover?
Some people endure a setback and immediately look for someone to blame. And if you’re a physician, attorney, accountant, real estate broker or anyone who served as a consultant to such a person, they’re likely to point the first finger at you, and perhaps even file a lawsuit against you. That’s where professional liability insurance…
Read MoreChoosing a Business Insurance Provider: Everything You Need to Know
A huge part of being a small business owner means having to purchase insurance. Some types of business insurance are required by federal law. Others are so crucial to protecting the health and well-being of your employees—not to mention protecting yourself from potential liabilities—that they should be required. Choosing the right bundle of insurance plans…
Read MoreBenefits of Professional Liability Insurance
If you’re in a service business, you work with customers on a constant basis. While you want to provide the very best possible service, guaranteeing it is an impossible feat; no matter how much you plan, there will inevitably be human errors, mistakes, or slip-ups that occur in the line of duty. While the vast…
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