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Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Challenges

Health care providers have increasingly utilized technology and are turning to digitization. Innovations such as telehealth, artificial intelligence (AI), digital billing systems and connected devices…

2025 Health Care Industry Trends

In recent years, the health care industry has been navigating a volatile landscape shaped by changing market demands, labor shortages, inflation and supply chain difficulties.…

Mitigating Workplace Violence in Mental Health Facilities

Employees in mental health facilities face workplace violence at a significantly higher rate than those in other industries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that…

Sustainability in Health Care Facilities

Green practices have become increasingly important for health care facilities. Faced with regulatory requirements, cost-saving opportunities and growing public expectations for environmental responsibility, health care…

Physician Insurance Limits: Does $1 Million Provide Enough Protection?

The Horton Group recently had a physician client named in a wrongful death claim. This physician was insured with a national carrier, carried a $1M/$3M policy…

Buying An Office Location? Why An LLC May Be Right For You

Author: This article was originally published by Malecki Brooks Ford Law Group, LLC. To view the article, click here. Your business is thriving and you…

Securing the Future: Safeguarding Health Care Employee Retirement Accounts from Cyber Threats

Cybersecurity has become a pressing concern, threatening our personal data and the integrity of our professional environments. The health care industry, in particular, has experienced…

Hacking Hospitals (Leader’s Edge)

This article was originally published on Leader’s Edge. Fast Focus Cyber attacks on hospitals and other healthcare organizations have steadily increased in recent years, with…

Cyber Insurance for Physicians

If anything, the Change Healthcare breach has taught us that the additional cyber coverage provided by medical professional liability carriers, which many physicians treat as…

2024 Health Care Industry Trends

The health care industry has been navigating a landscape fraught with volatility. Shifting market demands, supply chain struggles and medical inflation issues have driven many…

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls in Home Care Settings

Taking steps to prevent slips, trips and falls in home care settings can make all the difference in keeping you and your patients safe and…

Wait, We Did All This Work to Implement MFA, and Threat Actors Can Readily Bypass It?

Multifactor Authentication (MFA) is supposed to protect our networks. And it does in many respects, but it is not a failsafe or a crutch to…

I Did Not Have My Contract Reviewed by an Attorney Before I Signed It. Now I Need to Pull a Rabbit Out of a Hat!

Article by Malecki Brooks Law Group, LLC Employment contracts are not entered into because the parties assume a relationship will be without problems. Contracts should…

Excess Liability Limits for Physician Groups

By: Mike Madey, MBA, RPLU, MJ; Vice President – Business Insurance Historically, there has not really been an excess malpractice market for physician groups. Excess…

Health Trends Impacting Workers’ Compensation Insurance

Apart from being required in most states, workers’ compensation coverage plays a major role in connecting injured employees to the care they need to return…

Trends to Watch for in the Health Care Industry

Companies and institutions within the health care industry provide and coordinate medical services and related goods. These organizations can range in size and specialize in…

Hired Non-Owned Auto Coverage: Essential Guide for Businesses

As a business owner, you know that your company faces a variety of risks every day. From cyber attacks to property damage, there are many…

Physician Employment Contracts and Medical Malpractice Tail Insurance

In today’s litigious society, physician employment contracts are a necessity. Generally, physician separations from group practices are amicable; however, more often than not there are…

Keeping Pace: Three Steps Growing Home Healthcare Agencies are Taking to Protect Themselves

It’s no secret that Home Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries today. It is not uncommon to see an agency rapidly increase not…

Communication and Its Effect On Patient Safety

Effective communication is crucial among healthcare professionals and teams. An overwhelming majority of medical malpractice cases arise either due to inadequate communication among healthcare providers…

Rolling Thunder: How the Credit Risk Climate Affects Risk Management and D&O Insurance

At The Horton Group, we’ve received many questions regarding the recent bank failures and how those failures can potentially trigger a Directors & Officers (D&O)…

CMS Has Suspended Payment Determinations Under the IDR Process for Surprise Medical Bills

On Feb. 10, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has suspended payment determinations under the independent dispute resolution (IDR)…

2022 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards – Hospitals

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) keeps records not only of the most frequently cited standards overall, but also within particular industries. The most…

What to Expect from the Physician Insurance Marketplace in 2023

The physician insurance market remains chaotic as we start a new year in 2023. Healthcare pricing for employee benefits continues to rise, the malpractice marketplace…