Anytime a new technology or business practice is introduced, some organizations will struggle to effectively adopt it – while others will recognize the potential for growth these new opportunities present. Telehealth is no exception. As the most forward-looking practice groups, MSOs, and other healthcare organizations have already begun to realize, telehealth provides an ideal solution not just for providing care…
Telehealth, the leveraging of technology to enhance and extend patient care beyond in-person visits, has taken front and center stage over the last year and a half. Once something of a rarely-used technology seen as optional at best, telehealth has emerged and firmly established itself as a fundamental and irreplaceable tool for any medical practice looking to remain viable in…
The next League of Healthcare Experts Lunch and Learn is scheduled for March 17, 2016 at our Kirkwood office from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The presentation this month is titled: EHR Best Practices: Lessons Learned in Litigation, and is being presented by Jodie McCloud from NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company. Jodie is a Senior Risk Management Specialist, focusing on policyholder…
Meaningful Use or Meaningful Confusion? February 18, 2016 from 11:30a-1:00p at The Keane Insurance Group 135 W. Adams Ave. Kirkwood, MO 63122 Meaningful Use was introduced as part of the HITECH Act as a means to encourage healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records, and also begin to shift to additional quality care metrics. Read more and register for this…
Medscape recently published the Best and Worst places to practice medicine in the U.S. Tennessee came in at the top of the best places based on several factors, including cost of living, physician pay, and medical malpractice environment. Want to know the worst? Check out the article here.
Meet at the State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO for the White Coat Rally! Tuesday, February 24, 2015 — 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Missouri’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits was declared unconstitutional in 2012 by the Supreme Court. Since that decision there have been attempts by several groups and legislators to reinstate the limit in the hopes…
In July of 2012 the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that limits on awards for non-economic damages in medical malpractice suits is unconstitutional. Prior to that there was a cap $350,000 that was put into place in 2005. The cap along with other malpractice reforms helped to stabilize the medical professional liability insurance market in Missouri, and encourage a number of insurance…
The Keane Private Client Group is an exclusive benefit for medical providers who obtain their medical professional liability insurance through the Keane Group. If you could benefit from these expanded services give us a call. Keane Private Client Group Benefits: ThinkHR – An online resource with legal help and answers to hundreds of HR questions 24 hours a…
We recently announced that Brian Dames, has been named partner in the firm as well as a minority stockholder, signifying the agency’s appreciation and recognition of Dames’ commitment, hard work and success over the last decade. Dames came to the Keane Group in 2003 with experience and a proven track record of successful sales and sales management in the semiconductor…
We are pleased to have three new brokers join our team this year. Recently we hired Tom McNeill, Ben Wise and Kate Sappington as brokers specializing in medical professional liability insurance and disability insurance for physicians. Tom McNeill is responsible for new business and existing clients, working from our Kansas City office, Wise will be responsible for new business growth in the Southeast region…
