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EmPRO Alert – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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continue readingThe Corporate Turnaround of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers at 2 Years
To turn around an insurance company —especially one with liabilities exceeding its assets by more than $300 million, large underwriting losses and deteriorating levels of premium — requires a plan. Executives at PRIMMA LLC, the current attorney-in-fact for Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI), began implementing that plan two years ago when they [...]
continue readingThe Electronic Medical Record – A Patient Safety Tool
The implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has been challenging and has added complexity to the delivery of healthcare. Despite the challenges, there are benefits that many EHRs bring to the support of clinical decision making. In a national survey of doctors who use EHRs, 88% report that their systems produce clinical [...]
continue readingHow Does Physician Employment Compare with Private Practice Ownership?
Are employed physicians better off than independent doctors? According to a national survey comparing employed- with independent-physicians1, independent physicians are finding themselves better off. The same study found that employed physicians have higher score on the Physician Misery Index. This index measures physicians level of agreement with key factors such [...]
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