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• Current News
• 05-09-2018: CEO Thomas H. Grimstad, M.D. Announces Retirement
• 12-13-2017: LAMMICO Declares a 4% Policyholder Dividend
• 10-02-2017: Announcing Re-Launch of Medical Interactive Community
• 09-27-2017: LAMMICO CFO Thomas McCormick Appointed to Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association Board
• 05-18-2017: HHS Update on International Cyber Security Threat
• 01-18-2017: LAMMICO Recognized as an Employer of Choice

• LAMMICO Weekly
• 12-05-2018: Allergy Practice Pays $125,000 to Settle Doctor’s Disclosure of Patient Information to a Reporter
• 11-07-2018: Year’s End is Near: LAMMICO’s On-Demand Education Can Help You Earn a 10% Discount on Your Premium
• 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
• 07-18-2018: CMS Releases Proposed Rule for 2019 Medicare Quality Payment Program
• 07-11-2018: LSBME and LSBN Cooperation Leads to New Rules for Physicians, Updates for APRNs
• 06-06-2018: Hurricane Preparedness for Medical Practices
• 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
• 12-06-2017: New Year, New QPP Rules
• 11-29-2017: Federal Government Provides Guidance on Mobile Devices and PHI
• 11-15-2017: 2017 LAMMICO Medical School Scholarship Winners
• 11-08-2017: HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Guidance on How HIPAA Allows Information Sharing to Address the Opioid Crisis
• 11-01-2017: Toolkits, Videos, and Assessments Now Available Through LAMMICO Practice Solutions
• 10-25-2017: Key Takeaways from the New and Improved HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool
• 10-18-2017: LAMMICO Receives Accreditation with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• 10-11-2017: Disclosure of Patients’ PHI to Family, Friends and the Media
• 09-27-2017: Legal Entities Are Not Impenetrable Shields
• 09-20-2017: Psychiatric Medical Emergency Policies and the Largest EMTALA Penalty Ever
• 09-13-2017: LAMMICO.com Scheduled Outage
• 09-06-2017: HHS Waives Certain HIPAA Privacy Rule Provisions for Texas and Louisiana Hospitals
• 08-30-2017: Claim Closed: Trend Analysis of Cyber Liability Claims from 2016
• 08-23-2017: Protect Your Income with IDI Coverage
• 08-09-2017: CME Provided by LAMMICO at SIDM 10th International Conference
• 08-02-2017: LAMMICO Proudly Presents: Practice Solutions
• 07-26-2017: QPP 2018 – More of the Same, But Maybe Even Better!
• 07-12-2017: Combatting Negative Reviews: Taking Control of Your Online Brand
• 07-05-2017: Protecting Your Practice from Another Petya/NotPetya
• 06-28-2017: 2017 Louisiana Legislative Session Recap from the LSMS
• 06-21-2017: Cybersecurity Checklist and Infographic
• 06-14-2017: Standing Order for Distribution or Dispensing of Naloxone in Louisiana
• 06-07-2017: Faxed HIV Information Costs Hospital $387K
• 05-31-2017: Case Studies: Combating Credit Card Fraud
• 05-24-2017: Jennings American Legion Hospital Wins LAMMICO Grant
• 05-17-2017: HIPAA Settlement: $2.5 Million for Neglecting to Address Cyber Risks
• 05-10-2017: CMS MIPS Eligibility Letters in the Mail
• 04-12-2017: Legal Defense 101
• 04-05-2017: Contingency Planning for IT System Outages in Your Practice
• 03-29-2017: Hospitals Must Alert Medicare Patients of Observation Status
• 03-22-2017: Costly Consequences of Lifting and Moving Patients
• 03-15-2017: Federal Law Prohibits Censorship of Online Reviews
• 03-08-2017: LAMMICO Lagniappe: Calm Amidst Claims
• 02-22-2017: OCR Releases FAQ to Clarify Disclosure of Protected Health Information to a Patient’s Loved Ones
• 02-15-2017: $475,000 HIPAA Settlement for Hospital’s Untimely Reporting of Breach
• 02-08-2017: Health Law Alert: The $300,000 Flu Shot
• 02-01-2017: The Joint Commission Reverses Stance on Texting Medical Orders
• 01-11-2017: Providers Need to Report for 2016 to Avoid Penalties in 2018
• 01-04-2017: FDA Ban on Powdered Gloves Effective January 18
• 12-28-2016: LSBME Advisory: Off-Label Use of Ketamine
• 12-14-2016: Year’s End is Near: Our On-Demand CNE Can Help You

• Practice Management
• 11-02-2018: You can still avoid a QPP Penalty without an EHR!
• 10-29-2018: Fifteen Points Can Save You Five Percent!
• 09-20-2018: Clinicians Encouraged to Re-check 2017 MIPS Scores: Targeted Review Deadline Extended
• 08-08-2018: Promoting Interoperability Exception Applications Now Available
• 07-19-2018: Comments on QPP Year 3 Proposed Final Rule Encouraged
• 04-30-2018: Check it...and Keep the Check!
• 04-09-2018: Free HIPAA Training for Small-Practice Providers
• 03-28-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Cost
• 03-16-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Advancing Care Information
• 03-01-2018: Give Your Opinion to CMS and AVOID a 5% Penalty at the Same Time!
• 02-14-2018: Performance Scores for 2017 Claims Data Available on QPP Website
• 02-14-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Improvement Activities
• 02-01-2018: LAMMICO Risk Management Education for Office Staff Coming to a Location Near You!
• 01-19-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Quality
• 01-12-2018: QPP 2017 Exemption Reminder and Attestation
• 12-20-2017: Some Louisiana Providers Exempt from 2017 MIPS Reporting
• 12-18-2017: The End and the Beginning: Year-End Reminders
• 12-11-2017: Medicare EHR Hardship Applications for 2017
• 12-04-2017: New QPP Rules for 2018: Non-Participation Penalty Increases to 5%
• 11-27-2017: Key Indicators to Assess Your Revenue Cycle
• 10-23-2017: You Do Not Have to Accept Virtual Credit Cards as Payment!
• 10-02-2017: You Don't Have to Change How You Practice Today to Avoid a Penalty in 2019!
• 09-18-2017: Clarification on CMS Reporting Requirements To Avoid a Penalty
• 09-07-2017: Participate in QPP Today to Avoid a Penalty in 2019

• The Central Line
• 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: 2018-2019 Patient Safety Award and Grant Program: Nurse Well-Being
• 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: Quick Guide to Defining Service Animals
• 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
• 11-28-2017: Reversing a Deadly Accident: Employee Exposure to Fentanyl
• 11-28-2017: A Step Into Healthcare’s Cloudy Future: New HIPAA Rules for CSPs
• 11-28-2017: Patients Without Advanced Medical Directives: Who Can Consent?
• 11-28-2017: The Handoff You Hate
• 11-28-2017: Opioid Rules: Unused, Unlocked and Undisposed in Louisiana
• 08-17-2017: Deaf Patients: Talking with the Hands, Hearing with the Eyes
• 08-17-2017: LAMMICO Patient Safety Award & Grant Program Expanded
• 08-17-2017: Healthcare Executives and Physicians Should Work Together to Reduce Burnout
• 08-17-2017: Practice Solutions: Resources to Help Your Physician Practices
• 04-11-2017: The $300,000 Flu Shot: What Does This Case Mean For Me?
• 04-11-2017: An Empowering Strategy to Help Healthcare Professionals Reduce Burnout
• 04-11-2017: New OB/GYN CME Available Online
• 04-11-2017: Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers
• 04-11-2017: Contingency Planning for IT System Outages
• 04-11-2017: Litigation Stress Management for Hospital Staff
• 04-11-2017: Jennings American Legion Hospital Honored With LAMMICO's 2nd Annual Patient Safety Award
• 12-13-2016: Peeling Back the Layers of ACA Compliance
• 12-13-2016: Hacker Zebras in Hospital Hallways
• 12-13-2016: LAMMICO Patient Safety Award and Grant Program
• 12-13-2016: Should You Bend the Rules for VIP Patients?
• 12-13-2016: Supreme Court Ruling on Negligent Credentialing Claims
• 12-13-2016: Improve Diagnosis: Two New Resources
• 12-13-2016: The Central Line, Vol. 6, No. 3

• The LINK
• 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?
• 07-20-2018: Save the Date: QPP Webinar Sept. 12
• 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: The Quality Payment Program is Complicated. Avoiding a Penalty is Not!
• 02-16-2018: Prescribing Controlled Substances: Things Have Changed
• 02-16-2018: Robert L. di Benedetto, M.D. in Memoriam
• 10-27-2017: Tips on Handling Kangaroos in the Medical Office
• 10-27-2017: Burnout Buster: Gratitude Journal
• 10-27-2017: Opioid Rules: Unused, Unlocked and Undisposed in Louisiana
• 10-27-2017: Announcing Re-Launch of Medical Interactive Community
• 07-27-2017: Hurricane Preparedness for Medical Practices
• 07-27-2017: LAMMICO’s “A” Rating Reaffirmed by A.M. Best
• 07-27-2017: Burnout Buster
• 07-27-2017: This Relationship Is Not Working Out
• 07-27-2017: Diamonds, Gold and PHI
• 07-27-2017: Regulatory Response to Vaccine Refusal
• 07-27-2017: Practice Solutions: New Resources to Help With the Daily Challenges of Managing Your Practice
• 07-27-2017: Annual Meeting of Policyholders
• 07-27-2017: The LINK, Vol. 36, No. 3
• 05-09-2017: Coming Soon: New Ways LAMMICO Helps Policyholders Proactively Protect Against Risks and Claims
• 05-09-2017: Medical Student & Resident Resources
• 05-09-2017: LAMMICO and LDH Partner on Birth Outcomes
• 05-09-2017: Case Study: Effectively Warning Patients About Medication Side Effects
• 05-09-2017: More Pediatric Risk Education on Medical Interactive
• 05-09-2017: Consent for Off-Label Drugs & Devices: Six Considerations
• 05-09-2017: Burnout Buster
• 05-09-2017: The LINK, Vol. 36, No. 2
• 02-07-2017: LAMMICO Declares 10th Dividend
• 02-07-2017: Against Medical Advice: Noncompliant Patients & Documentation
• 02-07-2017: Calm Amidst Claims: An Optimized Litigation Stress Management Workshop
• 02-07-2017: As If HIPAA Wasn’t Enough (Now, There’s the FTC)
• 02-07-2017: Recipients Announced for LAMMICO's Medical School Scholarships
• 02-07-2017: "Burnout Busters" Wellness Tips from the Pros
• 02-07-2017: Disclosure of Health Information for Public Health Purposes: New Fact Sheet
• 02-07-2017: Medicare Fee Schedule Changes
• 02-07-2017: The LINK, Vol. 36, No. 1