Recent Trends in Records Breach – Check Your Insurance Policies Recently we highlighted “Medical Records Requests” and “Breach of Confidentiality” as two of the five legal issues that most often impact social workers. This impact leads to lawsuits, licensing board...
Are YOU an Unprotected Student of Social Work? Last month, we talked about the many hazards and forms of liability lawsuits that are dangers to Social Workers, just like damaging explosives ready to detonate in a mine field. For those students of social work who...
Are You Protected from a Costly Lawsuit? Lawsuits and state board complaints are expensive, take time away from work and cause a lot of anxiety. The most frequent classes of lawsuits against social workers include: Incorrect Treatment, (comprising over 20% of the...
Cyber Crime Now #3 Insurance Crime: Up From #12 Last Year and Rising… (According to the Lloyd’s, London Risk Index Survey). Following HIPAA HITECH legislation and recognizing the seriousness of cyber liability and cyber crime, states are now starting to require some...
The Importance of Cyber Liability and Breach of Patient Data Privacy Social Workers now, more than ever, need insurance coverage for third-party data breach. Federal and State governments demand higher expectations from Social Workers, and with the advent of the HIPAA...
