Is an unfamiliar insurance company saying you are empaneled with them?
I periodically receive calls from clinicians who are informed by previously unknown insurance companies that they are empaneled. That is to say, practitioners receive notifications from an insurance...
View ArticleReminder: does your professional liability insurance include coverage for...
This is a friendly reminder: if you have professional liability insurance, it is a good idea to make sure it covers board complaints. Some clinicians are shocked to discover that their professional...
View ArticleImportant News for California Psychological Assistants and their Supervisors
Please feel free to forward a link to this post to all relevant email lists and/or parties. I and a number of other attorneys who work with psychologists in California have noticed a significant trend....
View ArticleIs insurance only for those in private practice?
If you work in an agency, hospital, or large group practice, do you still need your own professional liability insurance? Doesn’t your employer’s policy cover you? Let’s be clear about something: your...
View ArticleProfessional Wills: some concrete steps to take
The following article was co-authored by myself and Steve Frankel, Ph.D., J.D.. It was published in the January/February 2010 issue of the California Psychologist, a publication of the California...
View ArticleCan clinicians use a collection agency?
This is a common question posed on practitioner listservs. Some people have very strong feelings about this issue. In California, the answer to this question is “yes.” If you have specific concerns...
View ArticleWhat is the Standard of Care?
What is the “Standard of Care,” and why should you want to know about it? by Adam Alban, Ph.D., J.D. What is “the standard of care?” Do you know? Odds are, even if you’ve never heard the term, you’ve...
View ArticleThe Standard of Care and Why Psychologists Turn On Each Other
There were some discussions about my article on the standard of care and to respond to some questions I posted this followup explanation that provides my take on why psychologists so frequently turn on...
View ArticleProfessional Wills for Psychiatrists
The following article was authored by A. Steven Frankel, Ph.D., J.D. and myself. It was published in the Fall 2010 issue of The California Psychiatrist, a publication of the California Psychiatric...
View ArticleDaily Deal / “Groupon” style activities for psychologists and other therapists?
I’d like to preface this comment by saying that I do not have an opinion about whether promotions such as Living Social, Groupon, etc., are appropriate or constitute impermissible fee splitting when...
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