Category: Liability

Intercare Awarded US Captive Review's "Claims Handler of the Year". . .

Article originally published in the ED LEGAL LETTER / November 2020, vol. 31, No. 11. Social media posts may be intended just for the eyes of co-workers, friends, or family. However, an attorney could use such posts against the hospital in malpractice litigation. “Many posts are made in frustration and at an emotional level, without. . .

Article originally published in the ED LEGAL LETTER / December 2020, vol. 31, No. 12. Only 18% of emergency medicine (EM) residency programs offer more than four hours a year of medical malpractice/risk management education, according to the authors of a recent study. More ED patients are visiting physician assistants (PAs) or advanced practice nurses. . .

Article originally published in the ED LEGAL LETTER / November 2019, vol. 30, No. 11. Only 18% of emergency medicine (EM) residency programs offer more than four hours a year of medical malpractice/risk management education, according to the authors of a recent study. “The lack of significant dedicated time devoted to malpractice/risk management was surprising. . .

Article originally published in the ED LEGAL LETTER / April 2019, vol. 30, No. 4. If an ED patient is seriously hurt by a medical error, a costly, yearslong malpractice lawsuit probably is inevitable, at least according to standard thinking. Yet there is growing awareness of an alternative to this all-too-familiar story. “A new approach. . .

As a TPA, Intercare encourages treating physicians to adopt and use the Workplace Guidelines not only for Medical Guidelines but also for applying the Disability Duration Guidelines. . .

Intercare proudly announces that Amy Evans, Executive Vice President of the Intercare liability division, has been selected as one of the 30 honorees for the 2020 Women to Watch award. . .

As the claims administrator for various national healthcare programs, Intercare is often asked why patients can sue so many years after they were treated. The response is that every state provides a time frame after treatment concludes during which patients can assert a claim or lawsuit. The state laws are called the statute of limitations. . .

As the claims administrator for various national healthcare programs, Intercare Insurance Services fields numerous questions every year about records retention and destruction. When a patient leaves the practice, most providers seek to reduce the volume of paper charts in the office by destroying the chart; or similarly, by deleting the electronic record to open up. . .