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• Current News
• 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
• 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

• LAMMICO Weekly
• 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
• 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
• 07-11-2018: 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
• 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

• Practice Management
• 08-30-2019: Promoting Interoperability Exception Applications Now Available
• 07-15-2019: CMS Quality Payment Program: Tidbits, Tips and To-do’s
• 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!
• 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
• 02-14-2018: Performance Scores for 2017 Claims Data Available on QPP Website
• 02-01-2018: LAMMICO Risk Management Education for Office Staff Coming to a Location Near You!
• 01-19-2018: 2018 QPP Reporting: Quality
• 12-18-2017: The End and the Beginning: Year-End Reminders
• 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!

• The Central Line
• 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
• 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

• The LINK
• 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
• 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