A survey last year found that a quarter of adults in the United States don’t have a regular doctor. Some are wondering if they need one at all. Telemedicine can provide much of what conventional visits to clinics provide without the hassle of leaving work. taking time off, and struggling with traffic.

Healthcare experts say that the changing fragmented nature of healthcare is why people still need someone to help them navigate their healthcare. This is the traditional role of primary care physicians like family doctors, but arguably those health care providers do not always need face-to-face visits to do their job and to do it well.

 Orthopedic surgeons across the country who are engaged in conventional clinical surgical practice pay some of the highest malpractice premiums in the country. We are often asked what we, as national brokers and agents for some of the best malpractice insurance companies in the country, can do to reduce premiums.

There are creative insurance company programs that are not always easy to find, but they are available. The Doctors Insurance Agency specializes in Medical Malpractice Insurance for Orthopedic Surgeons.

We work with surgeons and practice administrators. The profile of the practice specifically means that you represent to the underwriters which doctors are focusing on which type of surgeries. We plan risk management activities that are designed to bring patient safety specialists to the group for presentations, some of which qualify for continuing medical education units