The Coverys Risk Management department may be speaking at an upcoming seminar or conference near you!

Please view the list below for complete details.

 

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

New Senior Marketing Representative

We are pleased to welcome Marie Gaudette, CIC, CPIW, AINS to Coverys as a senior marketing representative, covering the Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont territory. Marie will be responsible for managing the distribution network, community relations and renewal and new business development in this territory.

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.

Happy holidays to you and yours!

Coverys Chairman and President & CEO Recognized for Excellence

Coverys is proud to congratulate the Chairman of our Board of Directors Kenneth A. Heisler, M.D., FACS and our President and CEO Richard W. Brewer on being honored together as Leaders in Quality at the 4th annual “Rx for Excellence Awards” presented by Massachusetts Medical Law Report. Dr. Heisler and Mr. Brewer accepted the award at a breakfast held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on November 4, 2011 in Boston, Mass.

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!

Recent New Hires

We are pleased to announce two recent new hires at Coverys: Geraldine Russell, JD, claim representative in the Claims Department; and Joyce Tedford, RN, CPHRM, clinical risk management consultant in the Risk Management Department.

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!

Risk Management Social Media Presentation at NAHQ

This September, our Vice President of Risk Management Anne Huben-Kearney presented a session on “Patient Safety and the Use of Social Media” at the National Association for Healthcare Quality’s 36^th Annual Conference in Sacramento, Calif. Anne’s presentation and the in-depth conversations it sparked were mentioned on HCPro’s Patient Safety Monitor Blog. Read the blog post here. Anne was also interviewed for NAHQ e-news about patient safety and social media, particularly how to use social media to assess, engage, support and educate patients. See the article, featured in NAHQ e-news‘ ”Industry Trends” section, here.

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

Gregg Hanson Named New Coverys President and CEO

This October we announced Gregg Hanson was named the new President and CEO, effective immediately following Richard Brewer’s retirement on January 1, 2012. Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer, Gregg has been with the company for 11 years and has worked beside Dick as the company experienced a successful and profitable expansion. Of the appointment, Dick has said, “Gregg is well-qualified to lead Coverys into the future and I am confident that the company will continue to thrive with him at the helm.”

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.