Press Releases from Nexus Insurance Services (18 total)
Nexus Insurance Services Launches Blog Covering Malpractice Insurance and Patien …
Nexus Insurance Services, a broker specializing in medical malpractice insurance, has announced the launch of a new Tumblr blog sharing news and information for medical professionals and medical students.
The California-based company currently has Facebook and Twitter accounts to connect online with customers and those interested in healthcare news. Titled “Malpractice Insurance Info & Resources”, the Tumblr-hosted blog will serve as the official company blog.
“We realize that many medical…
Nexus Insurance Services Launches Patient Safety Article Series
Professional liability insurance broker promotes patient safety in new article series on the company's blog.
California-based medical malpractice insurance broker Nexus Insurance Services has announced a new article series that will be published on the company’s Tumblr blog. The series will run for one week starting December 3, 2013 and focus on patient safety. One post will be published per day at malpractice-insurance.tumblr.com, and will cover patient safety tips and other…
Nexus Insurance Services Weighs In On California's Medical Malpractice Cap
The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, or MICRA, a law that started back in 1975, is currently a hot topic of debate in the state of California. The law institutes a cap of $250,000 for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. These types of damages include pain and suffering.
Ever since MICRA was implemented, about half of the states have followed California's lead and placed caps on…
Documentation and Communication the Best Defense Against Medical Malpractice Law …
While many lawmakers and politicians are emphasizing the need for medical malpractice reform and placing caps on malpractice lawsuits, the solution to preventing lawsuits in the first place could be in the hands of doctors and physicians says Nexus Insurance Services.
Poor communication from doctors to patients has been continuously cited in a variety of studies as one of the main reasons why there are lawsuits. A study…
Medical Malpractice Insurance Broker Says New York Malpractice System Progressin …
A new program in New York courts geared towards expediting medical malpractice cases is gaining momentum. Nexus Insurance Services, a California-based medical malpractice insurance broker, says that this system is one positive step towards possibly improving medical malpractice cases across the United States.
Currently in New York there are courts that specialize in the thousands of medical malpractice cases that are tried each year. One judge in…
Efforts at Tort Reform Continue to Spur Debate, But Providing Quality Health Car …
Efforts at medical malpractice tort reform still continue to spur debate and controversy among politicians and the health care community. The Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 (H.R. 5), which was introduced early this year would put a limit on non-economic damages in medical malpractice claims, shorten the statute of limitations, and restrict liability in cases involving unsafe drugs and medical devices.
There are many…
Nexus Insurance Services Offers Special Malpractice Insurance Resources For Medi …
Nexus Insurance Services, a professional liability insurance broker, just announced that the company has a newly updated web source with malpractice liability insurance content for medical students. Nexus's website now contains materials such as how to reduce medical liability insurance prices, as well as special offers for medical students.
In addition to specializing in malpractice insurance for medical students, Nexus Insurance Services provides insurance to other medical…
Increased Demand in Physician Assistants Requires Proper Training Says Nexus Ins …
Out of all health care professionals, it’s been projected that there will be an increase in demand for physician assistants in upcoming years. Physician assistants are important to the health care system in that they help relieve physicians of routine duties and procedures, plus they are more cost-effective for hospitals and clinics to employ. However, because physician assistants will have more responsibilities, including helping out with medical…
E-Prescriptions: Still Room For Improvement Says Nexus Insurance Services
Despite advances in technology within the medical field, information delivered electronically still has its challenges. A 2008 study of electronic prescriptions discovered that there was a 11.7% medication error rate of all the prescriptions. The study was published in the Journal of American Medical Information Association and conducted by a team headed by Karen Nanji, M.D. of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
The researchers reviewed 3850 computer-generated…
Nexus Insurance Services Now Offers Podiatry Malpractice Insurance
Nexus Insurance Services, a company offering professional liability insurance and medical malpractice insurance, has announced that it is now offering malpractice insurance for podiatrists.
There are approximately 14,000 podiatrists in the U.S. today with many of them working in a private practice. Podiatrists provide only about 39 percent of the foot care tendered in the United States. Orthopedic surgeons, physicians, and physical therapists make up the rest.…
Malpractice Tort Reform Has Taken Away Focus From Patient Safety Says Nexus Insu …
Proposals and changes to medical malpractice laws in several states continue to emerge. In North Carolina a measure rewriting the state’s medical malpractice laws is headed toward a final vote in the state Senate. One of the changes House lawmakers made to that bill was to remove the cap on non-economic damages for death, paralysis, brain damage and other major, tangible injuries.
Another bill has been brought before Congress,…
Medicaid’s New Rule Creates More Awareness of Patient Safety Says Nexus Insura …
In an effort to promote patient safety in the medical field, beginning July 1, 2011, Medicaid will no longer pay for “Never Events”. This follows in the footsteps of Medicare’s ruling back in 2007 that the federal government would no longer pay health care providers who make these types of mistakes. This means that the hospital will have to cover extra expenses that arise from any additional problems…
Nexus Insurance Services Now Offers Physician Assistant Malpractice Insurance
Nexus Insurance Services, a broker specializing in medical malpractice insurance, today announced that it will now offer services to physician assistants.
Physician assistants are licensed clinicians who observe and practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician. Because of their position, they face the same risks as any other medical professional and can be named in a malpractice lawsuit.
Money Magazine, in conjunction with Salary.com, listed…
Nexus Insurance Services Launches Twitter Series to Provide Health Care Tips For …
Nexus Insurance Services has announced a new Twitter series that will provide valuable health care tips and information for physicians and medical professionals. The series will last for two weeks beginning on Wed, November 17, 2010 and end on December 1, 2010.
The series of Twitter tweets will cover health care tips that will help medical professionals provide better patient care. Each daily tweet will be annotated with the…
The Medical Community Urges Change To Reduce Malpractice Costs
With the recent increase in medical malpractice insurance rates in the state of New York, many medical professionals as well as business groups around the country say that action has to be taken now to reform medical malpractice laws and reduce malpractice costs.
There is a belief that there should be limits in malpractice lawsuits in order to reduce medical malpractice costs. However, there are those who say that…
New York Doctors Still Have Options For Medical Malpractice Insurance Says Nexus …
With recent changes in New York medical malpractice insurance rates, there are physicians who will see an increase in their insurance premiums. Although the average increase is about 5 percent, the changes in rates can be more or less depending on the area of medicine they specialize in and/or location.
This rate increase will affect physicians who are insured with Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company, Physicians’ Reciprocal…
Nexus Insurance Services Helps Doctors With Malpractice Lawsuits or Medical Boar …
Nexus Insurance Services, a firm that specializes in malpractice insurance, is now extending services to doctors who have medical malpractice lawsuits or medical board issues filed against them.
There are doctors who are currently going through litigation for malpractice or maybe they have experienced a malpractice case in the past. If a doctor has multiple lawsuits or just one sizable claim against them, it creates a challenge to…
Nexus Insurance Services Offers New York Doctors Access to a Variety of Medical …
Finally, New York doctors have additional choices when it comes to medical malpractice insurance. Nexus Insurance Services has announced that it is able to offer physicians in New York more options when it comes to purchasing malpractice insurance.
Medical malpractice is defined as negligence, whether intentional or not, that leads to sickness, injury, or death to a patient. If a lawsuit is filed against a doctor for medical malpractice,…
