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12-11-2019: LAMMICO Declares a 5% Policyholder Dividend
06-21-2019: J. Michael Conerly, M.D., Elected to Medical Professional Liability Association’s Board of Directors
12-19-2018: Announcing Frederick J. White, III, M.D., as LAMMICO's Chairman of the Board
05-09-2018: CEO Thomas H. Grimstad, M.D. Announces Retirement
LAMMICO Weekly
12-05-2019: NAS Insurance Services Acquired by Tokio Marine HCC
11-06-2019: 2019 LAMMICO Medical School Scholarship Winners
10-09-2019: LAMMICO’s On-Demand Education Can Help You Earn a 10% Discount on Your Premium
09-25-2019: LAMMICO Insureds Running for Election
09-11-2019: $10 Million Verdict: Could This Happen to You?
09-04-2019: Managing Malicious Insider Threats
08-28-2019: Cost of Physician Burnout: $4.6 Billion
08-21-2019: Flood Insurance Checklist: Are You Covered?
07-31-2019: Medical Data is Top Target of Hackers
06-26-2019: Ransomware Attack Costs Medical Practice $75,000
06-05-2019: Hurricane Preparedness for Medical Practices
05-29-2019: LAMMICO Recognizes Sen. Donald Elliott Hines, M.D.
05-22-2019: Questions Follow Patient’s Compensation Fund’s Recent Decision
05-08-2019: LAMMICO Celebrates National Nurses Week
04-17-2019: Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Announces a Platform to Integrate the LA PMP with EHR
04-03-2019: NAS Cyber Claims Digest Analyzes 2018 Cyber Claims Trends in Healthcare
03-27-2019: Laws Governing Patient Record Request Fees
02-20-2019: Top Five Considerations to Bear In Mind Before Closing a Medical Practice
01-23-2019: Coverage Options from Elatas Risk Partners
01-09-2019: Have You Met the Education Requirements for Louisiana Act 76?
01-02-2019: Louisiana Vital Records Law Change
12-26-2018: A Holiday Message from LAMMICO Leadership
12-05-2018: Allergy Practice Pays $125,000 to Settle Doctor’s Disclosure of Patient Information to a Reporter
10-31-2018: Hacking a Fax
10-17-2018: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cybersecurity Roundup
10-10-2018: MOC-Approved CME and CNE Provided by LAMMICO at SIDM
09-05-2018: Six Things to Know about Medical Marijuana in Louisiana
08-22-2018: Guidance on Disposing of Electronic Devices and Media
08-08-2018: Ask IT: Why Device Encryption is Healthcare’s Shield Against Modern-Day Security Attacks
07-11-2018: LSBME and LSBN Cooperation Leads to New Rules for Physicians, Updates for APRNs
05-30-2018: Et Tu Brute? HIPAA Style
05-16-2018: Check it...and Keep the Check!
05-02-2018: What We've Got Here is Failure to Communicate
04-25-2018: LAMMICO Lagniappe: Calm Amidst Claims
04-10-2018: Specialists Hospital Shreveport Honored with LAMMICO's 3rd Annual Patient Safety Award
04-04-2018: Coverage Options from Elatas Risk Partners
03-28-2018: Uncapped Claims and the Importance of Higher Limits
03-21-2018: Provider Well-Being: Burnout Strategies for Success
03-14-2018: Impact of New Tax Act on Physicians
02-28-2018: Cyber Extortion on the Rise: How to Protect Your Practice
02-14-2018: The Facts About Faxes
02-07-2018: Small Breaches, Big Deadline and Big Fines
01-24-2018: Emergency Rule: Physician Notification Relative to Newborns Exhibiting Signs of Withdrawal
01-17-2018: Are You Ready to Accept New Medicare Cards?
01-10-2018: New Guidance on Secure Text Messaging
01-03-2018: Louisiana Medical Review Panel Process: The Basics
12-27-2017: Protecting PHI From a Former Employee
12-20-2017: A Holiday Message from LAMMICO Leadership
Practice Management
11-11-2019: CMS Quality Payment Program: Tidbits, Tips and To-do’s
08-30-2019: 2018 Promoting Interoperability Exception Applications Now Available
07-05-2019: Comparative Billing Reports (CBRs) for Dermatology
06-26-2019: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Data Validation and Audit to Begin June 2019 for Performance Years 2017 and 2018
04-22-2019: In-Network Reimbursement During Credentialing … It is possible!
04-01-2019: 6 X 10 = 45? For the MIPS Quality Performance Category, It Does!
02-26-2019: Orthopedics, Opioids and QPP
02-15-2019: Performance, Payments and Posting: How to Read Your 2019 Medicare Remittance Advices
02-01-2019: Are You Caught in the Crosshairs of QPP?
01-09-2019: DDS + QPP = 7% Medicare Payment Cut?
11-02-2018: You can still avoid a QPP Penalty without an EHR!
07-19-2018: Comments on QPP Year 3 Proposed Final Rule Encouraged
04-30-2018: Check it...and Keep the Check!
03-28-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Cost
03-16-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Advancing Care Information
02-14-2018: Performance Scores for 2017 Claims Data Available on QPP Website
01-19-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Quality
12-18-2017: The End and the Beginning: Year-End Reminders
The Central Line
12-12-2019: New Hospital Licensure Requirement: “Primarily Engaged” and Sanitary Code Changes
12-12-2019: Improving Outcomes for Bariatric Surgery Patients
12-12-2019: CMS Announces Omnibus Burden Reduction (Conditions of Participation) Final Rule
12-12-2019: Policies and Procedures for Caring for and Communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients – Make Sure Your Clinics and Affiliated Practices Have Them
12-12-2019: How Three Hospitals Improved Patient Safety
12-12-2019: Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2020
12-12-2019: Important Notice: Last Issue of The Central Line Hardcopy Format
10-09-2019: LAMMICO Patient Safety Award: 2019 Winners and 2020 Topic Announced
10-09-2019: Hospital Exposure Capped for Claims Involving Selection, Purchase and Implementation of a Medical Device
10-09-2019: Interested in a Potential 10% Discount for Your Hospital or Facility?
10-08-2019: “Handoffs from OR to ICU” - New Addition to Medical Interactive’s Online CME/CNE Activities
10-08-2019: Cybersecurity Awareness and Resources
04-12-2019: Practice Reminder: Honor Thy Contracted Rates
04-12-2019: LAMMICO Welcomes J. Michael Conerly, M.D., as President and CEO
04-12-2019: Failure to Rescue Measurement: What’s the Latest?
04-12-2019: Medical Interactive Presents New Online Courses
04-01-2019: Surgery-Related Infections: What Are You Doing to Prevent Them?
11-15-2018: Recent Developments in Medical Professional Liability Case Law and the Importance of Higher Liability Limits: Billeaudeau v. Opelousas General Hospital Authority
11-15-2018: Changes Coming to LAMMICO Hospital Premium Discount Program in 2019
11-15-2018: Your Institution May Harbor Infectious Stethoscopes
09-28-2018: LSBME and LSBN Cooperation Leads to New Rules for Physicians, Updates for APRNs
09-28-2018: Provider Well-Being: Nursing Burnout
09-28-2018: The LAMMICO Advantage: One Consolidated Carrier
04-09-2018: Earn 5% Off Your Hospital Base Premium
04-09-2018: Specialists Hospital Shreveport Honored With LAMMICO's 3rd Annual Patient Safety Award
04-09-2018: 2018-2019 Patient Safety Award and Grant Program: Nurse Well-Being
04-09-2018: Medical Device Recall Fictions: Is Your Hospital Prepared for the Facts?
04-09-2018: Pratfalls, Lawsuits, and You
The LINK
11-12-2019: 2020 LAMMICO Rate Update
11-12-2019: New Law and Tips on Prescribing More Than a 7-Day Supply of Opioids
11-12-2019: State Licensing Requirements for Controlled Substances
11-12-2019: Avoiding ADA Claims: Preparation is Key
11-12-2019: LSBME Amends Telemedicine Rules
07-31-2019: Patient Tracking and Follow-Up
07-30-2019: IME: You Really Are Independent
07-30-2019: Practice Managers’ Guide to Better Policies and Procedures for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients
05-31-2019: A Message from President/CEO J. Michael Conerly, M.D., MBA
05-31-2019: Has Your Office Found Ways to Deter Workplace Violence?
05-31-2019: Upcoming LAMMICO Webinars
05-31-2019: HIPAA Regulations: Consent or Authorization?
02-25-2019: MIPS in a Minute
02-25-2019: How Would You Communicate with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patients?
02-25-2019: Counsel’s Corner: Obligation to Inform Patient’s Employer or Governmental Agency
02-25-2019: Medical Interactive Presents New Online Courses
11-19-2018: End of Life: When Families Collide
11-19-2018: Office-Based Surgery: I Have to Report What?
11-19-2018: Physician Burnout in a Nutshell
11-19-2018: Recent Developments in the Medical Professional Liability Case Law and the Importance of Higher Liability Limits
11-19-2018: 2019 LAMMICO Rate Update
07-20-2018: The Federal Agent and You
07-20-2018: What is a False Claim?
05-15-2018: Compliance Risk for Physician Practices in Waiving Patient Copays and Deductibles
05-15-2018: Controlled Substances Misuse and Abuse
05-15-2018: How Compliance with New Opioid Legislation Can Help Practices Avoid the 5% Medicare Penalty
05-15-2018: Specialists Hospital Shreveport Honored with LAMMICO's 3rd Annual Patient Safety Award
05-15-2018: Coverage Options from Elatas Risk Partners
05-15-2018: LAMMICO CEO Thomas H. Grimstad, M.D. Announces Retirement
02-16-2018: Changes Coming to Medicare Identification Cards
02-16-2018: Prescribing Controlled Substances: Things Have Changed
02-16-2018: Robert L. di Benedetto, M.D. in Memoriam