Following the great popularity of the 2012 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis released on March 16, 2012 and the Southeast Edition Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis released in April, Diederich Healthcare has released an infographic geared toward physicians practicing in the Northeastern United States. The infographic shows a breakdown of medical malpractice payouts over time, but focuses mainly on statistics from 2011. In the form of a modern infographic, the statistics presented are both easy to understand and visually appealing.
In the same manner as the previous infographic, Diederich has included the “Number of Payouts Per Capita for 2011″ as well as “Average Payouts By State in 2011″ for the Northeast Edition. Many interesting facts can be gleaned by reviewing these statistics that were calculated from the raw data made available by the National Practitioner Data Bank. The data used was from the 2011 data that was released in March, 2012. The states that were f...
Diederich Healthcare, a division of Diederich Insurance Agency, LLC, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance has announced that the agency has obtained access to a new Individual Medical Professional Liability Protection Plan designed specifically for Physician Assistants (PAs) nationwide. Although physician assistants may be covered under the employer’s policy, personal risk for negligence attributed to the physician assistant in a malpractice lawsuit still exists. Diederich Healthcare recommends that physician assistants consider obtaining their own professional liability policy for a number of reasons…
Increased Protection - The current legal environment dictates that as many providers/entities as possible will be named in a lawsuit, this can and does include physician assistants
Control - Ownership of separate limits of liability
Defense - Access to the PAs own defense attorney taking care of their best interests
Flexibility - The policy...
Diederich Healthcare is pleased to introduce the first medical malpractice insurance program exclusively developed for the unique insurance needs of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is now available in Illinois. OB-GYN Risk Alliance, a risk purchasing group, is governed by practicing OB-GYNs across the United States who understand the unique issues and needs of OB-GYNs. The OB-GYN Risk Alliance program’s medical malpractice insurance coverage is exclusive to OB-GYNs only and is offered in many states including Illinois. The OB-GYN Risk Alliance program’s insurance is underwritten by ProAssurance, rated “A (Excellent)” by A.M. Best and the 4th largest medical professional liability company in the nation.
What makes this program unique is its understanding and consideration of the challenges OB-GYNs and their patients face. Program members gain access to innovative, state-of-the-art risk management programs specifically tailored to reduce risks for OB-GYNs and increas...
Following the great popularity of the 2012 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis released on March 16, 2012, Diederich Healthcare has released a second infographic geared toward physicians practicing in the Southeastern United States. The infographic shows a breakdown of medical malpractice payouts over time, but focuses mainly on statistics from the 2011 year. In the form of a modern infographic, the statistics presented are both easy to understand and visually appealing.
Diederich listened to the demands of the enormous response to the last article, and in addition to the type of statistics that were already made available in the original version, Diederich has included the "Number of Payouts Per Capita for 2011" as well as "Average Payouts By State in 2011" for the Southeast Edition. These new figures available show that although Florida has a much greater number of payouts as a whole in 2011, it is Louisiana that leads the pack in number of payouts given the population of th...
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