Bulletproofing Your Medical Practice : Risk Management Techniques For Physicians That Work

The definitive work on risk reduction for practicing physicians. The practicing physician has worked long and hard to build up a medical practice. Why risk it all if it's not necessary? This concise and easy to read text contains simple techniques for the physician to use to reduce/avoid costly potential malpractice and insurance pitfalls.

You will learn how to: Avoid medical malpractice risk; shift risk to another party; avoid the most common insurance pitfalls; get the best insurance coverage for your individual situation; use indemnification and joint-defense agreements; manage non-professional risk including automotive, defamation, advertising injury, general liability, workers' compensation, and unfair trade practices; and avoid costly mistakes during the investigation of a claim against you.

Kevin M. Quinley is Senior Vice President, Risk Services, for MEDMARK Insurance Company. He has authored over four hundred published articles and seven books, including Time Management for Claim Professionals, The Quality Plan, and Winning Strategies for Negotiating Claims. In late 1998, Mr. Quinley was selected as a National Standard-Setter by the CPCU Society. Mr. Quinley teaches classes in insurance, claims, and risk management for the Washington, DC, CPCU Chapter, for whom he served as a past President. He holds the CPCU designation, plus specialty designations from the American Insurance Institute in Risk Management (ARM), Claims (AIC), Management (AIM), and Reinsurance (ARe). He has a BA from Wake Forest University and an MA from the College of William & Mary.