Risk Management, Liability Insurance, and Asset Protection Strategies for Doctors and Advisors

It is not uncommon for practicing physicians to have more than a dozen separate insurance policies to protect their medical practice and personal assets. Yet, most doctors understand very little about their policies.Risk Management, Liability Insurance, and Asset Protection Strategies for Doctors and Advisors: Best Practices from Leading Consultant

Dr. David Edward Marcinko, editor-in-chief, is a next-generation apostle of Nobel Laureate Kenneth Joseph Arrow, PhD, as a health-care economist, insurance advisor, financial advisor, risk manager, and board-certified surgeon from Temple University in Philadelphia. In the past, he edited eight practice-management books, three medical textbooks and manuals in four languages, five financial planning yearbooks, dozens of interactive CD-ROMs, and three comprehensive health-care administration dictionaries. Internationally recognized for his clinical work, he is a distinguished visiting professor of surgery and a recipient of an honorary Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Marien Hospital in Aachen, Germany. He provides litigation support and expert witness testimony in state and federal court, with medical publications archived in the Library of Congress and the Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Hope Rachel Hetico, managing editor, received her bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from Valpariso University and her Master of Science in health-care administration (MHA) from the University of St. Francis, in Joliette, Illinois. She is an author's editor of a dozen major textbooks and is a nationally known expert in managed medical care, medical reimbursement, case management, health insurance, utilization review, National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), Health Education Data Information Set (HEDIS), and The Joint Commission (TJC) Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) and regulations. Prior to joining the Institute of Medical Business Advisors as the chief operating officer, Ms. Hetico was a hospital executive, financial advisor, licensed insurance agent, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), and distinguished visiting assistant professor of health-care administration for the University of Phoenix, Graduate School of Business and Management in Atlanta.

Section I: Humanitarian Wisdom in Patient Care as a Moral Imperative and Risk-Management Tool. Section II: The Physicians Foundation Issues a List of Concerns for 2016 2017 and Beyond. Appendix 1: Certified Medical Planner Chartered Professional Designation and Certification Program Descriptor and Curriculum. Appendix 2: Risk Management, Liability Insurance, and Asset Protection Terminology. Appendix 3: Risk Management, Liability Insurance, and Asset Protection Abbreviations. Appendix 4: Glossary of Health Information Technology and Security Terms.