Meaningful Use or Meaningful Confusion? February 18, 2016 from 11:30a-1:00p at The Keane Insurance Group 135 W. Adams Ave. Kirkwood, MO 63122 Meaningful Use was introduced as part of the HITECH Act as a means to encourage healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records, and also begin to shift to additional quality care metrics. Read more and register for this…
Medscape recently published the Best and Worst places to practice medicine in the U.S. Tennessee came in at the top of the best places based on several factors, including cost of living, physician pay, and medical malpractice environment. Want to know the worst? Check out the article here.
Meet at the State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO for the White Coat Rally! Tuesday, February 24, 2015 — 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Missouri’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits was declared unconstitutional in 2012 by the Supreme Court. Since that decision there have been attempts by several groups and legislators to reinstate the limit in the hopes…
In July of 2012 the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that limits on awards for non-economic damages in medical malpractice suits is unconstitutional. Prior to that there was a cap $350,000 that was put into place in 2005. The cap along with other malpractice reforms helped to stabilize the medical professional liability insurance market in Missouri, and encourage a number of insurance…
The Keane Private Client Group is an exclusive benefit for medical providers who obtain their medical professional liability insurance through the Keane Group. If you could benefit from these expanded services give us a call. Keane Private Client Group Benefits: ThinkHR – An online resource with legal help and answers to hundreds of HR questions 24 hours a…
We recently announced that Brian Dames, has been named partner in the firm as well as a minority stockholder, signifying the agency’s appreciation and recognition of Dames’ commitment, hard work and success over the last decade. Dames came to the Keane Group in 2003 with experience and a proven track record of successful sales and sales management in the semiconductor…
We are pleased to have three new brokers join our team this year. Recently we hired Tom McNeill, Ben Wise and Kate Sappington as brokers specializing in medical professional liability insurance and disability insurance for physicians. Tom McNeill is responsible for new business and existing clients, working from our Kansas City office, Wise will be responsible for new business growth in the Southeast region…
We are pleased to announce that we’ve added two new brokers to our sales team. We recently hired Ben Wise to work in our Austin, TX office and Kate Sappington to work in our Kansas City office. You can read our press release here. Please join us in welcoming both Ben and Kate!
Two League of Healthcare Experts (LHE) educational events next month will feature presenters from the Keane Group. Our Healthcare Practice Consultant, Doug Geiger will present on the “State of Illinois Medical Malpractice Insurance Market” on November 18th in Fairview Heights, IL. Doug has his pulse on the IL market and has worked with physicians and practice managers extensively in the state…
For the 4th year in a row, the Keane Group is hosting the HOPE 5K in Kirkwood, MO. The run/walk is open to all ages and is scheduled this year for Saturday, October 4th at 7:30 a.m. We are grateful for our sponsors who make it possible for us to donate all entry fees directly to the Haiti Orphan Project…