Correctional Facilities – How do they differ and what does that mean for the medical setting?

Taxpayers spend about $70B a year on corrections in the US and currently there are 2.2M inmates in our correctional system.   Exactly what are the different types of correctional facilities and what are their issues? There are about 6,500 correctional facilities in the US.  About 50% of these facilities are county and city jails and [...]

Partner Video Spotlight – OmniSure Correctional Risk Management

NSU Healthcare has the only malpractice program that offers OmniSure’s risk management services designed exclusively for correctional healthcare.   Learn more about this exceptional program in this video featuring OmniSure’s Lorry Schoenly.       Our program is endorsed by the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals (ACHP)   NSU Healthcare specializes in the Medical Professional [...]

Video Spotlight – OmniSure Consulting Group

In today’s business climate, everyone is looking for ROI. No matter themarket or the size of the account, NSU offers all your Physician and Healthcare clients risk management services that reduce risk, prevent losses, and result in long-term relationships.     NSU Healthcare specializes in the Medical Professional Liability, General Liability, and Umbrella/Excess insurance needs [...]

Key Hazards in Medical Imaging

Some hazards apply to multiple imaging procedures; some apply very specifically to a particular procedure.  Injection of Contrast Media into the patient The major hazard in most imaging is due to intravenous use of contrast media which can produce reactions ranging from pain and hematoma to kidney damage, to infection and thrombosis at the site [...]

Coordination between Healthcare Facilities and Contracted Agencies or Vendors

A good risk management program for healthcare facilities includes agreements that carefully address the coordinated care and services provided to patients by outside vendors or agencies.  Healthcare facilities that contract with outside staffing agencies, therapy companies, home health agencies, hospice, dialysis services, or other vendors may want to create a checklist for agreements to address [...]

What do I need to know about IDTF’s?

Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF’s) have been in existence since 1998. They are located all over the country, however patients may not know what makes them different than a physician’s office. While Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities may be owned by physicians, they are independent of a physician office or hospital. Typically the biggest difference is [...]

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: Why Do Business With NSU?

The team at NSU takes pride in handling important insurance matters with the highest level of professionalism. But, once and a while,we like to put seriousness aside and poke a little fun at ourselves. Please enjoy our video, “The Top 10 Reasons a Broker Should Do Business with NSU” featuring our talented (and maybe a little zany) NSU [...]

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT – The Correctional Healthcare Program

NSU Healthcare is the only insurance program focusing specifically on the unique needs of correctional healthcare providers. Learn more about this exceptional program in this video featuring our VP of Healthcare, Ben Newman.   Our program offers: Broad liability insurance coverage, including defense for deliberate indifference claims and HIPAA violations Correctional specific risk management resources Dedicated [...]

Deliberate Indifference

Your correctional client has a suit where the inmate is filing a medical malpractice allegation as well as a civil rights violation for “deliberate indifference.”  First of all, what is this deliberate indifference stuff?  Are you telling me that I have to provide coverage for my clients for deliberate acts against inmates?  Well, actually yes…. [...]

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT – NSU Medical Imaging Program

At NSU Healthcare we believe your clients’ liability coverage should include both prevention and protection.  That’s why we have teamed up with the nation’s highest-rated medical malpractice carrier to offer an exclusive program that combines risk management with essential, and some previously unavailable, liability coverages to medical imaging facilities. Learn more about our program in [...]

Jump on the Bandwagon!

I get most of my news online.  I rarely pick up a newspaper or watch TV.  Information comes to me, in the form of e-newsletters and alerts.  I embrace technology.  I follow blogs.  When NSU decided to start a blog, I jumped on the bandwagon.   Today, I’m excited to welcome you to the first post [...]

Reducing Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging

Imaging exams have led to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of many types of medical conditions, however, the radiation from these exams may elevate a patient’s lifetime risk for developing cancer.  The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recently released a white paper to address the need for a balanced public health approach [...]

For Healthcare Staffing Agencies, contract due diligence is a first line of defense

In today’s litigious environment, healthcare staffing agencies, now more than ever before, need to do their due diligence with clients before they contract for services.  Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing facilities, home health care companies, correctional settings ….  Many, if not all, of the standard healthcare staffing firm’s clients are under pressure to decrease costs [...]

NSU ROLLS OUT INFORMATIONAL VIDEO SERIES

Bellevue, WA – March 5, 2012. National Specialty Underwriters, Inc. (NSU), a leading insurance program administrator, is rolling out a series of informational videos, highlighting the company’s healthcare and hospitality insurance programs. “We have developed specialty programs for niche markets, including medical imaging facilities and correctional healthcare providers – and we have a very well-respected [...]