Congratulations to the recipient of the 9th Annual LAMMICO Patient Safety Award and Grant: Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital in Lafayette, La.
VPN accounts lacking MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) protection now constitute the leading RPOC (Root Point of Compromise) of successful ransomware...
The Louisiana Support and Service Animal Integrity Act (“LSSAIA”) was passed during the 2024 Louisiana legislative session and became effective on Aug...
LAMMICO is proud to announce a new strategic partnership as the endorsed medical professional liability carrier of the Mississippi Hospital Associatio...
The Louisiana Legislature recently enacted significant changes to the direct action statute.
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Each year in the U.S., sepsis kills over 350,000 adults.
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Each year in the U.S., sepsis kills over 350,000 adults and 6,800 children.
Cyberattacks can be expensive and problematic for hospitals and healthcare facilities. They can also negatively impact patient care.
Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) and long-term care (LTC) facilities in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee are invited t...
The Joint Commission's (TJC) new Telehealth Accreditation Program for eligible hospitals, ambulatory, and behavioral healthcare organizations, launche...
LAMMICO's online Physician Job Board is a tool for insureds to post and find open physician positions.
The duties of a medical director are exposures typically not covered by an individual’s medical professional liability insurance policy.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a requirement for enhanced barrier precautions for long-term care facilities effectiv...
The Joint Commission created eight overall patient safety goals for hospitals in 2024.
In the event of a hurricane or weather event, a good disaster preparedness plan is essential to ensure continued medical care for patients by ensuring...
LAMMICO provides policyholders complimentary access to TMHCC CyberNET®.
This article provides information on the fourth addressable specification related to encryption and decryption.
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices and ECRI compiled their annual report detailing the top 10 patient safety concerns challenging healthcare...
The patient safety organization, ECRI, issued an executive brief of their special report, Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2024.
Whether you're new to accepting patients’ credit card payments or just researching a carrier change, it's important to be prepared so you feel good ab...
Becker's Hospital Review reported, "The Joint Commission has added new and revised standing requirements for accreditation of both critical access hos...
A LAMMICO subsidiary, the Medical Interactive Community (MI) website is your one-stop site for LAMMICO’s comprehensive library of complimentary online...
LAMMICO was named one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation for Winter 2023.
This series of articles discusses each of the four implementation specifications of the HIPAA Security Rule Access Control Standard, continuing with P...
This series of articles discusses each of the four implementation specifications of the HIPAA Security Rule Access Control Standard, beginning with Pa...