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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
SELF INSURED PLAN FOR DOCTORS
IN GENERAL
DOCTORS,
HOSPITALS, AND CARE FACILITIES ARE BEING CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND MALPRACTICE
NATIONWIDE SEMINARS ON
PROPER WRITING PROCEDURES
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
EFFECTS ALL OF THE MEDICAL FIELD
MEDICAL LIABILITY AND
NEGLIGENCE IN MALPRACTICE
ICC PROGRAMS
WHAT IS THE ANSWER
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IN GENERAL
The cost of Medical Malpractice weighs heavy on the medical field, the
patient, and their insurance carrier. The costs are reflected, not only in the
drastic increases of insurance premiums, but in the alarming increase in the practice of
"Defensive Medicine."
The majority of cases, this relates to the practice that
medical providers are reluctant to perform "risky" tests or "risky"
procedures that may benefit or cure the patient.
"Defensive Medicine" results in duplication of tests
and procedures solely for the protection against the risk of liability for the medical
provider. Yet duplication of tests are rarely paid for by the insurance carrier, this is a
costs medical providers must absorb with no expectation of compensation. This results in
driving up the cost of staying in business.
DOCTORS,
HOSPITALS, AND CARE FACILITIES ARE BEING CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND MALPRACTICE
NATIONWIDE SEMINARS ON PROPER
WRITING PROCEDURES
Doctors, Medical Providers, Hospitals, and Care Facilities are
continually in the news, being formally charged with Medicare/Medicaid fraud and
malpractice. In the majority of the cases, this is not due to intentional
misrepresentation, but due to failing to present the proper documentation to support the
appropriate treatment given to their patients.
In addition, insurance companies are denying coverage because
the medical provider's documentation, in support of medical reimbursements, are
lacking in proper justification of the treatment provided.
For example, it was reported that a medical provider, not only
was denied reimbursement but was being brought up on Medicare/Medicaid fraud charges for
ordering unnecessary procedures. In this reported incident, a Medicare patient was being
treated for a broken bone in the foot. The medical provider ordered a "CT" scan.
What the medical provider did not properly report in his submission of the medical
bill was that the patient had suffered a fall down the stairs. In his report he had only
indicated that the bone in the foot was broken when the patient had "stubbed" it
against a banister railing.
The knowledge of the proper insurance reporting and writing
techniques would have saved this provider time, money, and embarrassment.
Mr. Martinez, President/CEO, has conducted seminars to Medical
Providers nationally. His seminars involve intense and detailed training on the proper
procedures in "Medical Writing." These seminars provide the basic skills to be
able to present "understandable" reports and claims to the insurance profession
to ensure that the medical provider is paid promptly and without delay.
The "Medical Writing Seminars" save the medical
providers undue delay and directly help in keeping their profits in line with their
services.
"At ICC's seminars, medical providers have come to
Dan Martinez asking where did he gained this knowledge about medical writing and what is
his medical
background.
His answer was simple.
After 18 years of paying and denying claims
for medical treatment, Martinez was able to gain the knowledge of what a report must have to be
‘CLEAR, CONCISE, AND PRECISE' in order for the insurance company to quickly and
promptly pay hospitals and physician's billing'.
Working for a major insurance company, it was not Dan's
job to
tell the medical providers how to correctly write (or rewrite) their reimbursement
submission so that he could pay their fee for services.
Dan Martinez, founder of ICC, and with the philosophy of integrity, now provides this information
directly to the medical providers and train them in the proper methods of writing
reports.
Martinez has found that medical providers have spent endless
hours to become accredited, licensed, or degreed - but they were not properly instructed
on how to write reports to the insurance companies in order to get paid.
Improper training in report writing is yet another reason
why medical malpractice is on the rise - the lack of proper documentation.
Local, State, and Federal regulations are tightening on
Medicare/Medicaid fraud. One of the major contributors to the tightening of
regulations is directly due to the lack of proper documentation on the part of the medical
provider and their staff."
Quoted by Dan Martinez CEO
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE EFFECTS
ALL OF THE MEDICAL FIELD
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Medical malpractice and fraud is not limited just to Hospitals
and Medical Doctors. The entire gambit of medical services are affected. These include:
Hospitals, Outpatient Clinics, Doctors Offices, Long Term Care
Facilities, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Residential Care
Facilities,Medical Doctors, Osteopathic Doctors, Dentists, Physical Therapists, Psychologists,
Sociologists Chiropractors, Podiatrists, Anesthesiologists, Registered Nurses, License
Practical Nurses, Certified Nurse Aids, Home Health Aids Durable Medical Equipment Providers,orthopedic
surgeons, family physicians etc.... .
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MEDICAL LIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE
IN MALPRACTICE
Medical malpractice is generally thought of as negligence,
that is, the unintentional failure of a medical provider to exercise reasonable care in
rendering of health care services, treatments, drugs, and equipment.
While this is true, it is also possible for the medical
provider to commit an intentional injury.
While insurance may not cover the health care provider for
commission of an intentional act, liability for damages will still attach.
The factor of negligence is a consideration for all of the
medical field. In undertaking the treatment of a patient, any medical provider DOES NOT
AND CANNOT guarantee a cure or even a successful result.
The medical provider can only recommend treatments, competent
medical resources, competent nurses, nursing homes, hospital
care, and other methods of
treatments.
ICC Programs
ICC
has developed a malpractice prevention program to assist
the medical provider in understanding their relation to the insurance industry in five
areas:
1) Insurance Liabilities in Contract Arrangements
2) Insurance Liabilities in Intentional and Unintentional Acts
3) Insurance Problems involved in Informed Consent "The
Objective Reasonable Patient Standard"
4) Insurance Consideration of Negligence in the Standard of
Care, Resulting in Assault and Battery
5) Insurance Consideration of Standard of Care.
The answer is the development of internal and external ICC
programs that will:
1) Develop Insurance Medical Report writing skills for
physicians practice.
2) Develop an understanding of the Insurance consideration
involved in liability and negligence.
3) Reduce medical malpractice claims.
4) Reduce High insurance premiums.
5) Reduce Litigation.
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