By Bill Gompers Most experts are predicting healthcare providers’ liability exposure will dramatically increase this year and in the immediate future. Many drivers are contributing to this situation, including the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the conversion of medical record keeping from manual systems to electronic medical records (EMR), and converting from International

The Florida Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law CS/HB 941, which amended Sections 440.02(9) and 440.05, Florida Statutes. Effective July 1, 2013, the law changes to include non-construction limited liability company (LLC) members as employees. LLC members will be included on their Workers’ Compensation insurance policy; however, they may elect to be exempt

Tweet By Tom Murphy Now that the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act has become a reality, Florida is starting to see greater activity in physician and medical-practice consolidation. This consolidation is creating a whole new set of risks and exposures for hospitals, large groups, and ACOs (accountable care organizations), as well as for the

By Bill Gompers During the last few years many studies have revealed an increasing incidence of clinical errors in hospitals as well as office-based medical practices. Previously, it was common practice not to reveal such occurrences.  Considering today’s desire for transparency and established laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, it is widely accepted that patients should

By Bill Gompers During the last few years many studies have revealed an increasing incidence of clinical errors in hospitals as well as office-based medical practices. Previously, it was common practice not to reveal such occurrences.  Considering today’s desire for transparency and established laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, it is widely accepted that patients should

By Wes Caldwell Most medical practices don’t know about the significant liability they have regarding their 401k plans and, even worse, almost none know how the government is dramatically increasing its enforcement actions.  I have talked with many medical practices who think that the service provider or plan administrator has the fiduciary responsibility for their

By Dan Reale Many medical professionals neglect to have a regular check-up on their malpractice insurance.  A check-up can be accomplished in a very short period of time, requires no office visit, and no fee should be charged for the service.  Malpractice insurance is often misunderstood – and many feel that “if it is not

By Matt Gracey The Florida legislature will decide this year about a new proposal from a group in Georgia that is trying to eliminate the tort system for medical-malpractice cases.  They propose to create what they describe as a system similar to but operationally different than our workers’ compensation system.  They are luring doctors into

By Steve Whalen By now you have surely seen those odd looking black and white squares  in magazines, newspapers, on signs, and online? They’re called QR codes (abbreviated from Quick Response code). First designed for the automotive industry by Toyota subsidiary Denso Wave in 1994 for the purpose of tracking parts, they have recently become

By Matt Gracey No matter the election results, one of the political “no-brainers” of 2012 and on seems to be the continued push of the government to combat Medicare fraud.  After some 30 years of crunching a wealth of internal data, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extensively analyzed outcome numbers and