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47 Introducing the MagMutual Risk Management Philosophy
In this episode, Steve Adubato, PhD, speaks with Andy Baer, MD Chief Medical Officer at MagMutual Insurance Company. On January 1, 2023, MDAdvantage Insurance Company became a part of the MagMutual Insurance Company family. Dr. Baer provides an update for MDAdvantage policyholders on the transition to MagMutual, including the benefits they can expect by becoming a MagMutual PolicyOwner. Dr. Baer speaks about the risk management philosophy at MagMutual and what sets it apart from other carriers, the importance of data and technology in understanding loss causes and preventing claims, the types of risk management services and resources available, and more.
Recent Episodes
11 Facing COVID-19: Caring for Now, Preparing for the Future
Steve Adubato, PhD, speaks with David S. Perlin, PhD, on topics from future vaccines for the COVID-19 epidemic, new rapid testing procedures, care for patients and physicians, as well as our nation’s preparedness in the face of such an outbreak. Dr. Perlin is the Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation, as well as a Professor of Medical Sciences at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University.
Released Date: 5/8/2020; Recorded Date: 4/9/2020
10 Protecting Employees: COVID-19’s Impact on Businesses, Healthcare and the Economy
With many state and federal laws being amended in the face of COVID-19, Healthcare workers are being impacted in new and different ways. Elizabeth Lorell, Esq., Partner at Gordon, Rees, Scully & Mansukhani, LLP, speaks with Steve Adubato, PhD, on a variety of topics surrounding our new norm, including the embracing of telemedicine, the challenges around staffing and implementing furloughs, exploring the CARES act and the greater economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more.
Release Date: 5/4/2020; Recorded Date: 4/13/2020
09 Beyond PPE: Emotional Protection for Frontline Medical Professionals, Amid COVID-19
John F. Bonamo, MD, MS, knows that taking care of his team of medical professionals’ emotional health is just as important as taking care of their physical health. Steve Adubato, PhD, and Dr. Bonamo discuss how RJWBarnabas Health protects its heroes on the frontlines and the importance of such protection because, as Dr. Bonamo explains, the caregivers “fight so hard to give life…, yet they’re having to face so much loss.”
Release Date: 4/28/2020, Recorded Date: 4/9/2020
08 Back to the Future of Healthcare: Defining a New Normal, in the Wake of COVID-19
Michael Maron, President and CEO of Holy Name Medical Center, tested positive for COVID-19 mid-March 2020. Now cleared of the virus, he and Steve Adubato, PhD, discuss how healthcare is reengineering itself for the better since the pandemic’s outbreak, and how medical professionals must vow to never go back to “business as usual.”
Release Date: 4/26/2020; Recorded Date: 4/9/2020
07 Embrace the Uncertain
Dr. Arabella Simpkin, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director at the Center for Educational Innovation and Scholarship at Massachusetts General Hospital, shares how uncertainty—inherent to the practice of medicine—contributes to physician burnout. Listen as she speaks to Steve Adubato, PhD, about her studies in resilience and how this practice fights physician “fatigue.”