AAOS Celebrates Passage of the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act

October 5, 2018 by matray

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) celebrated the Senate passage of the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act on October 3 as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R.302). The legislation, which AAOS has advocated for since 2015, provides legal protection for traveling team physicians and safeguards injured athletes’… Continue reading...

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California Enacts First-In-Nation Law Requiring Doctors To Tell Patients When They Are On Probation

September 20, 2018 by matray

Doctors in California will have to be honest with their patients if they are on probation for sexual assault or other egregious patient harm under legislation, SB 1448 by Senator Jerry Hill, that was signed by the Governor yesterday. The first-in-the-nation law requires doctors to disclose before a patient’s appointment… Continue reading...

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NORCAL Group Foundation Opens Fall Grant Cycle Applications Now Being Accepted

September 5, 2018 by matray

The NORCAL Group Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides funding and support for healthcare initiatives focused on patient care, patient safety and physician wellness, is now accepting grant applications for qualifying programs through Oct. 15. Since its inception in 2017, the Foundation has provided grants and support for 13 worthy… Continue reading...

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Surgeon General to Address The Doctors Company’s National Summit of Healthcare Leaders Today

August 9, 2018 by matray

The United States Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, will address nearly 100 of the nation's top healthcare leaders today, as the keynote speaker of The Doctors Company's annual Executive Advisory Board meeting. Adams will focus on the need for government/business partnerships to achieve better healthcare, steps… Continue reading...

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Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers Renews Exclusive Agreement with MagnaCare

August 8, 2018 by matray

Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers ("PRI"), an admitted medical malpractice insurer in New York State, announced the renewal of a cooperative agreement, first established in 1998, with MagnaCare, a full-service health plan administrator based in New York. Under the agreement, full-time physicians associated with MagnaCare will receive a 7 percent discount off their malpractice… Continue reading...

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Call on Your Senator to Protect Good Samaritan Language in Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act

August 8, 2018 by matray

Editor's note: the following call to action is from Protect Patient's Now, a national advocacy coalition working to enact medical liability reform at the federal level. Protect Patients Now needs your help in support of an important, bi-partisan medical liability reform bill making its way through Congress. The Senate Health, Education,… Continue reading...

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A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of Members of MAG Mutual Group

August 6, 2018 by matray

A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) of MAG Mutual Insurance Company (Atlanta, Ga.) and Professional Security Insurance Company (Scottsdale, Ariz.), collectively known as MAG Mutual Group. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is… Continue reading...

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Specialized Insurance Available for Fertility Medicine Practitioners through The Doctors Company

July 25, 2018 by matray

Qualified reproductive endocrinologists and infertility specialists (REIs) and their in vitro fertilization (IVF) labs who are members of The Doctors Company are eligible for the REI Protect Program, a highly specialized risk management program founded by Steven L. Katz, MD, a specialist in this field for more than 20 years.… Continue reading...

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