Practice tip of the week: Malpractice defense
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed.
With this in mind, the tip of the week is a chance to reflect on some of the wisdom found all across the site. In this September 2023 article on defending your practice in a malpractice suit, Jordan Rosenfeld, gives this tip:
1. Insurance
Malpractice defense depends upon having good malpractice insurance. For this reason, the least expensive insurance is not always best, says attorney Christopher Ryan, counsel and co-chair of the healthcare litigation task force at Dickinson Wright in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Look for insurance that comes with risk management tools that can add value to a practice.
Physicians should make sure they have a policy in place with an admitted carrier in their state, according to Tom Benvenuto, a senior trial attornev with Benvenuto & Slattery in Roslyn. New York.
Click here to read the rest of the article and be sure to check back next week for another Tip of the Week!
