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Section 1557 Compliance Requirements

October 26, 2016

Section 1557, the nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act, requires covered entities, including Medicare/Medicaid participating hospitals, pharmacies, and health plans, to adhere to specific interpretation and translation requirements to meet quality standards ensuring meaningful access to care for Limited English Proficient and Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing populations.

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Physician's Office Team Hiring

April 25, 2016 | By: Trisha D. Bowles, J.D., LHRM

Sorting through the applications, conducting multiple interviews, searching for that elusive perfect candidate - while it may seem like a daunting task at first, hiring the right employee for your office is crucial to building a successful practice.

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MedMal Direct Expands Operations to Two New States

April 02, 2016 | By: Amanda Wratchford

Jacksonville, Fla., April 5, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company (“MedMal Direct”) is continuing its strategic expansion and announced that it is officially launching operations as a medical professional liability insurance carrier in both Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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MedMal Direct Expands to Missouri

November 05, 2015

Jacksonville, Fla., November 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company (“MedMal Direct”) announced today that it is officially launching operations as a medical professional liability insurance carrier in...

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What is the importance of reducing diagnostic errors?

October 26, 2015

The trend toward transparency and optimization extends to every industry imaginable these days, including medicine. That means that medical diagnostic errors are increasingly coming under the microscope. The answer to “why now?” has one fairly...

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