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13 09, 2021

Reflections of the COVID-19 Pandemic 18 Months Later

By PLUS|2021-09-13T12:02:29-05:00September 13, 2021|@PLUS, Guest Blog, Med PL|0 Comments

Marie F. Szleszinski, CPCUArea Assistant Vice President at Risk Placement Services - Healthcare Marie Szleszinski is a wholesale broker specializing in medical professional liability placements for the entire spectrum of the healthcare industry. She has more than 30 years of specialized insurance experience as both an underwriter and broker. Types of clients that she represents include physicians and surgeons, outpatient facilities, senior living facilities, pharmacies, medical products distributors and manufacturers, home health care and staffing, social service providers and hospitals. Marie is authorized to place primary and excess insurance in all states plus D.C. Back in 2020, I volunteered [...]

COVID-19 Vaccine or Termination? Judge Upholds Employer Mandate

By PLUS|2021-07-15T12:36:42-05:00July 15, 2021|@PLUS, EPLI, Med PL, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Dana Ring is a partner in Wood Smith Henning & Berman’s Dallas office. Her practice focuses on providing clients’ executive teams with strategic business advice on labor and employment issues, triaging and resolving pre-litigation employment claims, and litigation management. In addition to managing a nationwide docket of pre-litigation employment matters, Dana counsels employers on matters related to wrongful discharge, retaliation, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour compliance, FMLA leave and employment agreements. Houston Methodist Hospital Can Fire Employees Who Refuse the COVID-19 Vaccine In a recent decision the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas, a federal judge dismissed [...]

Professional & Interpersonal Boundaries in Telemedicine

By PLUS|2021-03-09T12:21:07-06:00March 18, 2021|@PLUS, Cyber, Med PL, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Telemedicine has proven to be instrumental in supporting patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic and an attractive option for both patients and providers. The electronic communication environment can seem far more casual and informal than traditional care settings, and this can erode the professional therapeutic relationship between provider and patient. This article provides a case study and recommendations to assist healthcare providers in maintaining a professional relationship with appropriate boundaries and protect the integrity of the patient care process. Read the entire article here. Authors: Ginny Adams, RN, BSN, MPH, CPHRM and Solveig Dittmann, RN, BA, BSN, CPHRM, CPPS