By Tego Insurance on Monday, September 24th, 2018 in General.
Medical Indemnity Insurance continues in perpetuity after Australian doctors retire from private practice, thanks to the government’s Run-off Cover Scheme (ROCs). This means that retired doctors and those on maternity leave are covered for any claims arising from any act or omission that occurred at any stage of their career in private practice. To qualify … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 in Doctors of Tego.
Tego Profile: Dr Ben Olesnicky Specialty: Anaesthetist in public and private practice Medical School: Flinders University of South Australia Significant other: Wife Weekend pastime: Being dad’s taxi for his three young daughters Enjoys: Playing golf and eating out on weekends, particularly at the Otto Italian restaurant in Woolloomooloo Dr Ben Olesnicky comes across as a … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 in Doctors of Tego.
Tego Profile: Dr Diana Semmonds Specialty: Ophthalmologist – private and public Medical School: University of Sydney Residency: Townsville hospital, Newcastle hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital Significant other: Husband Enjoys: Sport, yoga and travel There were relatively few women doctors and even fewer women ophthalmologists 30 years ago when Dr Diana Semmonds was deciding on … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 in General.
The reality of protecting your patients’ privacy is about preparing for when, not if, the next risk will emerge. The rate of data breaches in Australia continues to affect businesses both large and small, with a 2017 IBM Security Report estimating the average total cost of data breach amounting to $2.51 million. Therefore, putting privacy … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Friday, May 4th, 2018 in General.
A number of doctors have mentioned that they worry about changing medical indemnity insurers because they’re concerned that if they switch insurers, they’ll lose their retroactive (‘tail’) cover. This post demystifies retroactive cover in medical indemnity insurance policies. What is retroactive (or ‘tail’) cover? Retroactive cover, also known as ‘tail’ cover, is insurance cover for … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Friday, May 4th, 2018 in General.
Claims Made. Occurrence Based. Circumstances which could give rise to a claim. These terms are insurance jargon. And if you want to understand how medical indemnity insurance policies operate, you need to be familiar with these terms. So, what do they mean? Occurrence Based versus Claims Made policies An occurrence based policy is the most … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Monday, April 9th, 2018 in General.
Part 1: Do you use your mobile phone to share clinical information? What are the options? What are risks? TEGO: As part of our ongoing discussions with our members, we have found that there are a number of uncertainties and misconceptions around the use of digital technology for clinical work. We have started to work … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Monday, April 9th, 2018 in Publications.
A number of doctors have told me that they worry about changing medical indemnity insurers. Why? Because they’re concerned that if they switch insurers, they’ll lose their retroactive (‘tail’) cover. This post demystifies retroactive cover in medical indemnity insurance policies. What is retroactive (or ‘tail’) cover? Retroactive cover, also known as ‘tail’ cover, is insurance … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 in General.
The Victorian Maternity and Newborn Clinical Network (VMNCN) of Safer Care Victoria launched a Maternity eHandbook on 22 August 2017 which offers readily available information on pathways of care, in the context of a range of obstetric presentations. It is the culmination of a project spanning over approximately 4 years, which involved drawing on existing … Read more
By Tego Insurance on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 in General.
As a doctor working in emergency departments, I can vouch for the stress and fatigue to which medical practitioners may be exposed in an average day’s work. In addition, the challenges faced by doctors who are new or transient (such as locums like myself), or doctors-in-training rotating through different departments, can be augmented by having … Read more
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