It’s Insurance Assessment Time For Your Peace of Mind First, we want to recognize that the social worker profession is noble and founded on service, integrity, and clinical expertise. At times, it can be a stressful and hazardous occupation. The nation is grateful for...
Unsocial Consequences of Social Media on Social Workers Albert Einstein once said: “It has become exceedingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity”. There are two interwoven emerging risks that impact professional liability and exposure to claims and...
Caption Corner Part 10 – The 3 N’s of Insurance As licensed practitioners, there is no doubt that you should have a professional liability insurance policy to cover you for malpractice, a cyber or data breach insurance policy to insure you for HIPAA violations...
Risk Management Helpline Experiences In the August 2016 Tip-of-the-Month article, the content referenced a landmark 1957 U.S. legal decision that merged the word “consent” with the term “informed consent” whereby medical professionals have a duty to disclose any facts...
Documentation Pointers to Avoid Liability and Malpractice “Medical Records Requests” and “Breach of Confidentiality” are the leading claims issues for social workers. These claims trigger lawsuits, licensing board inquiries, and HIPAA information breach liability,...
