By Vanessa Orr In March of this year, an Iowa City family was awarded $97.5 million in a medical malpractice case, the largest award of this kind in state history. This verdict, along with a new Florida House bill on the horizon, should send up red flags to Florida physicians, according to Julie Danna, cyRM,
By Julie Danna Recently, through conversations with doctors throughout the state of Florida, I came to the realization that information is lacking within the Healthcare industry regarding a ruling made by the 2017 Florida Supreme Court. This ruling overturned a 2003 state law, Governor Jeb Bush’s and the Florida Medical Association’s largest policy victory, which
By Vanessa Orr When a mistake is made in a healthcare setting, doctors and nurses are encouraged to report it immediately as a way to mitigate the problem and to ensure that it doesn’t happen again. Unfortunately, a recent court case is showing that sharing this information might not always be in healthcare providers’ best
BY VANESSA ORR It is imperative that healthcare companies carry cyber insurance; after all, protecting patients’ medical records is of the utmost importance. Unfortunately, as the threat of cyberattacks, including malware and ransomware increases, so do the rates for this essential coverage. “We are now seeing our healthcare clients face cyber insurance renewal rate increases
By Vanessa Orr While it may seem that becoming the medical director of a facility is an easy way for a physician to earn extra income, the position comes with myriad responsibilities, including ones of which doctors may not be aware. “A lot of physicians think that becoming a medical director won’t require a lot
BY VANESSA ORR As premiums continue to increase for professional liability coverage, a number of physicians are choosing to self-insure, or “go bare.” And while Florida law does not require physicians to have professional liability insurance, the risks far outweigh the rewards. “Self-insuring is analogous to having a home that, because you paid the mortgage
BY VANESSA ORR As the legal saying goes, there are three sides to every story: the plaintiff’s side, the defense’s side, and the truth, which is somewhere in the middle. And while courts and juries used to be able to come to a conclusion based on the facts, in these days of social inflation, perception
BY VANESSA ORR As premiums continue to increase for professional liability coverage, a number of physicians are choosing to self-insure, or “go bare.” And while Florida law does not require physicians to have professional liability insurance, the risks far outweigh the rewards. “Self-insuring is analogous to having a home that, because you paid the mortgage
BY VANESSA ORR One of the latest trends in the Florida malpractice insurance market is companies from out of state moving in to write policies for local physicians. What they don’t understand, according to Matt Gracey, managing director, Risk Strategies, Danna-Gracey, is that it’s not as easy as it looks. “There’s a whole movement of
By Vanessa Orr As jury awards have gotten larger over the past decade, it has had a significant impact on the legal environment, especially those awards being made against corporations and doctors. One of the reasons for this is social inflation, a term that is used to describe the increasing amount of awards that juries