This episode discusses patient informed consent, and malfeasance risk. In other words, your duty to bear witness, implicit duty to disclose to the client. If you’re aware of illegal activity in your practice or by your employer or supervisor, y

Episode 9: The 5 Cs in the Big D – Deposition

May 12th, 2020 9m 25s

Our podcast presenter, Phil Lawson, Vice President of Product Development and Risk, discusses the five (5) Cs and the big D in this episode. The big D is the deposition and the five Cs are confidence, concise, clear, courteous, and careful. The

Podcast 3: What You Need to Know About Teletherapy

Apr 22nd, 2020

Episode ThreeThis podcast series provides needed information and tools for coping with social distancing, teletherapy, and the desire and need to serve clients properly, while maintaining practices in compliance with professional Code of Ethi

Podcast 2: What You Need to Know About Teletherapy

Apr 22nd, 2020

Episode TwoThis podcast series provides needed information and tools for coping with social distancing, teletherapy, and the desire and need to serve clients properly, while maintaining practices in compliance with professional Code of Ethics

Podcast 1: What You Need to Know About Teletherapy

Apr 22nd, 2020

Episode OneThis podcast series provides needed information and tools for coping with social distancing, teletherapy, and the desire and need to serve clients properly, while maintaining practices in compliance with professional Code of Ethics

Episode 8: Risk and Claims Helpline Experiences

Mar 13th, 2020 11m 42s

Our podcast presenter, Phil Lawson, Vice President of Product Development and Risk, talks about some of our helpline experiences. He shares some experiential feedback from the risk retention group helpline – a free service for risk retention in

Episode 7: Pitfalls and Perils

Mar 5th, 2020 18m 23s

In this episode of the Social Work Risky Business Podcast, we discuss pitfalls and perils of an insurance policy. You must be absolutely sure your insurance policy, probably issued by a Wall Street insurance company, protects you. There are com

Episode 6: Negligence is Spelled More than Simply Malpractice

Feb 19th, 2020

What do we mean by negligence is spelled more than simply malpractice? Well, negligence is a duty, breach, damage, and proximate cause. Those are the elements. Avoiding malpractice and tips for social workers to manage risk is important. You’re

Episode 5: Lapse and Gaps

Feb 6th, 2020

The healthcare field is booming. The fastest-growing 30 occupations of all occupations in the country indicate there are eight in the allied health sector. This sector contains a variety of healthcare behavioral health care workers, working in

Episode 4: Insurance Basics

Jan 28th, 2020

As a licensed healthcare practitioner, there’s no doubt that you have a professional liability policy. And, you probably should have a cyber or data-breach liability insurance policy to insure you from HIPAA violations for third party informat

Episode 3: The 3 N’s of Insurance

May 14th, 2019

As licensed practitioners, there is no doubt that you have a professional liability insurance policy, a cyber or data breach insurance policy to insure you from HIPAA violations for third party information breach, and a general liability insura

Episode 3: The 3 N’s of Insurance

May 14th, 2019 11m 13s

Episode 2: Avoiding Insurance Coverage Gaps

Nov 5th, 2018 9m 52s

Keeping on top of your insurance coverages is vital to ensure your assets are protected. In this episode, we provide some tips for healthcare workers to manage risk. Now, it all starts with the basics. First, do not assume that your employer w

Episode 2: Avoiding Insurance Coverage Gaps

Nov 5th, 2018 9m 52s

Episode 1: Documentation Pointers to Avoid Liability and Malpractice

Sep 18th, 2018

“Medical Records Requests” and “Breach of Confidentiality” are the leading claims issues for social workers. These claims trigger lawsuits, licensing board inquiries, and HIPAA information breach liability, particularly regarding HIPAA HITECH