May 2012

Our underwriters and risk managers are often asked, “Do you cover telepsychiatry?”  As with all of life’s important questions, the only correct immediate answer is, “It depends.” Of course, no one should accept this as a final answer, so we proceed to ask several other questions before rendering our final decision.  First, let’s look at the basic definition of the term. When we ...

We’re offering a Risk Management Seminar in Las Vegas, NV, The Impact of Professional Liability Litigation on Physicians and Opportunities to Reduce Risk, on Friday, July 20, 2012. We believe the issue of litigation stress is an important one.  In this seminar, we help you with this issue.  Here’s the link to our website with details http://www.psychprogram.com/seminars/. You’l ...

I returned to the office yesterday from the 2012 Annual Meeting. While this meeting was unique in that we weren’t on the exhibit floor, we still had the opportunity to meet with many of our customers. I had the following thoughts, observations, and reactions (in no particular order). Thanks to everyone who made their way to our hospitality suite in the Ritz Carlton Hotel. We ha ...