Medical Liability News

January 3, 1012 – Business Insurance – Medical malpractice insurance market to evolve with health care changes: Moody’s

December 21, 2011 – American Medical Association – New AMA studies show cost burden of the medical liability system

December 1, 2011 – Claims Journal – Can damage caps limit medical malpractice exposure

November 21, 2011 – The Washington Post – Judge devises model for resolving medical malpractice cases more quickly

October 31, 2011 – American Medical News – Medical liability: cutting costs from the bench

October 26, 2011 – Healthcare Finance News – Informed consent reduces medical liability risk

October 18, 2011 – Kaiser Health News – ER docs focus on medical liability reforms

October 17, 2011 – American Medical News – Liability premiums hold steady, but state disparities linger

October 6, 2011 – Insurance Journal - Survey: A few more years before med liability market hardens

October 5, 2011 – Healthcare Finance News – Medical societies urge supercommittee to address medical liability

September 30, 2011 – Seeking Alpha – A.M. Best Analysis: MPL merger activity is expected to continue

September 19, 2011 – American Medical News – NJ doctors must disclose specialty in medical liability suits

Healthcare News

January 9, 2012 – The Boston Globe – Understanding accountable health care organizations

November 8, 2011 – Fierce Healthcare – Hospitals with best patient satisfaction to draw in reimbursements

November 7, 2011 – Information Week – EHR vendors endorse medical error reporting system

October 19, 2011 – BNA – Text messaging among providers prevalent despite HIPAA compliance, security concerns

September 28, 2011 – USA Today, Your Life - U.S. doctors feel they give more patient care than required

September 22, 2011 – Boston Herald – Tufts hospital CEO: Time to streamline health care

September 7, 2011 – American Medical News – Big practices losing more than $2,000 per physician

Coverys in the News

October 12, 2011 – MarketWatch – Coverys expands territory; now available in Maryland

October 5, 2011 – Insurance News Net – New Coverys CEO: Medical professional liability sector faces battle for new business

October 2011 – National Association for Healthcare Quality e-news – NAHQ Presenter: Social media scores high in patient education 

September 29, 2011 – Claims Journal – Coverys hires Geraldine Russell as Claim Representative

Westerly Hospital Healthcare

Topic: Risks in Credentialing, presented by Ann Burke, RN

Date: January 24, 2012

Location: Westerly Hospital, Westerly, RI

Holy Family Hospital Medical Staff Education Program – Pediatrics

Topic: Dealing with the Difficult Patient/Parent, presented by Bonnie Rae Ellis, RN, BSN

Date: February 12, 2012

Location: Holy Family Hospital, Methuen, MA

Lowell General Hospital Medical Staff Education Program

Topic: Navigating the Storm of a Medical Malpractice Suit, presented by Bonnie Rae Ellis, RN, BSN

Date: February 22, 2012

Location: Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, MA

Heywood Hospital

Topic: Workplace Violence, presented by Karyn Finneron, RN, BSN, MA, HNB-BC

Date: March 21, 2012

Location: Heywood Hospital, Gardner, MA

Details: Open to physicians; contact Gayle Kadlik at kad.g@heywood.org for more information

Massachusetts Academy of Family Practitioners 2012 Spring CME Refresher

Topics: Collaborative Practice (Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners) and Accountable Care Organizations, presented by Bonnie Rae Ellis, RN, BSN

Date: March 30, 2012

Location: TBA by MassAFP

Vice President of Marketing Michael Kubik says of the appointment, “We are excited to have Marie join our team. She has extensive experience not only in the healthcare and insurance industries, but also in the territory. I am confident she will help us continue to provide excellent service and that she will be a strong addition to our department and the company.”

Marie has over 20 years of experience in medical professional liability insurance and healthcare. In her prior roles, she served as a trust and operations administrator for Chittenden Trust Company, and most recently as a vice president and healthcare programs manager for Willis Programs – Smith Bell & Thompson, Inc., both in Burlington, Vt. Marie is an Associate in General Insurance (AINS), a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and a Certified Professional Insurance Woman (CPIW). She has spoken at a number of healthcare conventions across the country. Marie resides in Waterbury Center, Vt. with her husband, Vance, and their four children.

Leaders in Quality are “pioneers who have created and led efforts to enact change for large groups of patients, and healthcare providers who improve patient safety and quality.” Together, Dr. Heisler and Mr. Brewer have led a responsive Board of Directors and Corporate Management team balanced between physician commitment and insurance expertise. Dedicated to helping healthcare providers reduce their risk of claim and loss, the Coverys leadership team has emphasized the development of a variety of programs to help policyholders improve their practice. Congratulations again to Dr. Heisler and Mr. Brewer!

In her new role, Gerri will support proactive claim file management, investigate and adjust claims for coverages written by Coverys member companies and provide claim-loss service for policyholders in Connecticut. 

Joyce’s primary responsibilities will include providing risk management services to insured healthcare providers in Connecticut. Joyce will also provide fee-for-service risk management consultations.

Look out for press releases about these and other new hires on our website!

To learn more about Coverys’ risk management services, please see the Risk Management page on our website, here.

We wish Dick success in his future endeavors and congratulate Gregg on this exciting news!

To read more about the appointment, see the related press release here.

During the outing, our 2011 Pinnacle Award was presented to Bob Powers of Robert P. Powers Insurance. The award is given annually to an agency that works with Coverys that demonstrates outstanding service in the insurance industry and community, shows excellent product knowledge and exhibits the highest ethical standards. After Bob accepted the award he also took the time to recognize Coverys President & CEO Richard W. Brewer, who will retire at the end of this year, for all of his accomplishments during his time at Coverys. Bob thanked Dick for his wisdom, integrity and leadership on behalf of all the agents that work with Coverys and then presented Dick with a special Pinnacle Award.

After golfing, a cake-cutting ceremony and dessert followed where everyone formally celebrated the Coverys rebranding and paid tribute to Dick, while prizes were given for golf scores. We would like to thank everyone who attended this year’s outing and we look forward to seeing you again next year!

Coverys President and CEO Richard Brewer accepting a special Pinnacle Award from Bob Powers.

October 10, 2011 – PR Web - Medical Liability Monitor’s 2011 rate survey indicates a medical malpractice insurance soft market twice as long, twice as deep as any previous

October 7, 2011 – The Boston Globe – Lowell hospital deal falls through

October 6, 2011 – Insurance Journal - Survey: A few more years before med liability market hardens

October 3, 2011 – American Medical News – Challenge to N.H. medical liability fund holds up payments

September 28, 2011 – USA Today, Your Life - U.S. doctors feel they give more patient care than required

September 22, 2011 – Boston Herald – Tufts hospital CEO: Time to streamline health care

September 19, 2011 – American Medical News – NJ doctors must disclose specialty in medical liability suits

September 7, 2011 – American Medical News – Big practices losing more than $2,000 per physician

September 5, 2011 – Boston Herald – MetroWest Medical Center unveils new care program

September 1, 2011 – Philadelphia Business Journal  – Medical errors at outpatient surgery centers tallied in new PA report

Please note the opinions and/or viewpoints expressed in these articles are not necessarily those held by Coverys.