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In honor of Insurance Awareness Day this June 28, we want to ensure that everyone knows about all the benefits a medical professional liability policy through PRMS includes. In addition to insurance coverage, PRMS provides clients with our psychiatric risk management expertise through resources, online educational tools, one-on-one support, consultation, and more. PRMS strives ...

*This piece is a re-print from the Association of Women Psychiatrists’ May 2021 E-newsletter.   In our efforts to support mental health initiatives and highlight the psychiatric programs and scholarships offered by our partners, PRMS is pleased to feature the winners of the Association of Women Psychiatrists’ (AWP) 2021 Alexandra Symonds Foundation Fellowship. AWP awards two Fe ...

The month of June marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a “tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States” (Library of Congress). To further advance our mission to support behavioral health and in honor of Pride, PRMS is pleased to highlight and announce our donations to two organizations working to support members of the LGBTQ+ comm ...

After more than a year of experiencing new ways of living due to the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring working from home, telehealth appointments, cancelled in-person events and meetings, and the nearly exclusive use of virtual platforms, PRMS decided that a virtual reception in 2021 would be the perfect way to bring together colleagues, clients, and friends, most of whom we have no ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and May 7th was National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. In honor of both, we asked Anhvinh Wright, President and Founder of Kraftlove Inc. – a nonprofit in McLean, VA that provides creative crafting kits to hospitalized children facing a variety of illnesses and challenges mainly around the Washington DC area – to share how Kraftlo ...

*This piece is a re-print from the Spring Edition of the Journal of the Mississippi Psychiatric Association.   As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we are pleased to feature Doctors Chasity Torrence, FAPA, and Dustyn Baker, co-founders of the Psychiatry Outreach Program (POP) in Jackson, Mississippi, as guest bloggers this month, reflecting on the impact PO ...

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, PRMS is tripling every donation we make through our “Refer a Colleague” program, from $50 to $150 per referral received! From May 1 through May 31, 2021, PRMS will donate to the state psychiatric associations, national or regional specialty psychiatric associations, or NAMI – regardless of whether a policy is purchased! The f ...

Have you ever wondered what sets Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) apart from other medical malpractice insurance providers and why psychiatrists select PRMS? PRMS Account Manager, Rich Stagnato, RPLU, shares some highlights about PRMS, our psychiatry-specific insurance program, and the advantages that set PRMS apart in the video below:   To learn more about the supe ...

As we surpass a year facing COVID-19 and recognize the mental health effects of the global pandemic, as well as the challenges faced by frontline workers and the behavioral health community, PRMS is proud to announce the return of Double Donations through our “Refer a Colleague” program throughout the entire month of April. From Thursday, April 1 to Friday, April 30, 2021, we ...

In recognition of National Doctor's Day, the team at PRMS would like to thank all healthcare providers and acknowledge the important work of psychiatrists and their dedication to the mental health and well-being of their patients. It is an honor to be of service to psychiatrists throughout the country for the last 34 years. Thank you, psychiatrists! To learn about the history ...