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Opportunities of becoming a Medical Director and the business behind it

Physicians and surgeons have many opportunities to utilize their licenses and education in the healthcare space. Doctors have the opportunity to work hands-on in their specialty, the faculty in an educational setting as an attending physician, or even as a medical director providing administrative and or supervisory duties to mid-level and advanced-level practitioners.

Key Points About Your Medical Malpractice Insurance Your Agent Should Tell You

Key Points About Your Medical Malpractice Insurance Your Agent Should Tell You

Medical Malpractice Insurance covers physicians’ and healthcare professionals’ liability arising from disputed services that result in a patient's injury or death. Searching for Medical Malpractice Insurance in 2020 can sometimes be challenging but finding the right broker or agent is paramount in the proper mitigation of your practice’s liabilities. Here are some key points about your medical malpractice insurance quotes that your agent should tell you.

6 Time Saving Tips for Physicians

One of the most valuable commodities for physicians and medical practices is TIME.  It always seems like there is not enough time to ensure that patients are getting the care they need, the attention they deserve, that health and test records are logged accurately, etc.  The following list includes six quick tips and strategies on how to provide patient care in the most effective manner possible.

Increasing CME and CE Compliance Audits

Effective immediately, the Licensing Program of the Medical Board of California has increased the number of audits conducted for continuing medical education (CME) compliance by physicians as well as continuing education (CE) compliance by licensed midwives from 1% to 10%.

Free Online CME Credit from California Environmental Protection Agency 

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency has announced two of its courses that offer continuing medical education credits.  These courses are recently revised free online one-hour courses.

Medical Pandemic – A New Kind of Coverage for Hospitals

Hospitals and large medical institutions are always at a high risk of being exposed to an outbreak of a contagious disease due to the constant traffic of people with all kinds of illnesses.  If a medical pandemic were to ever happen, the amount of revenue lost due to the interruption in business extra expenses could be too big a loss to bounce back from.  This is where the new medical catastrophe “contagion” business interruption protection will be necessary. 

 Changes Within the Medical Board of California That Can Affect You

Effective January 1, 2020, all physician applicants, regardless of which medical school they attended, will have to complete three years of Board-approved postgraduate training.  For those residents who participate in a California approved postgraduate training program will receive a postgraduate training license created by this new law.