Credentialer/medical malpractice insurance collaboration

A process of linking credentialing information with a medical malpractice insurance application, the process comprising the steps of:

• providing a healthcare provider, a credentialing entity and a medical malpractice insurance participant;
• providing credentialing information concerning the healthcare provider to the credentialing entity;
• forwarding at least a portion of the credentialing information from the credentialing entity to the medical malpractice insurance participant;
• and,
• transferring the at least a portion of the credentialing information to a medical malpractice insurance application.

A process of linking an information database with an insurance application, the process comprising the steps of:

• generating the information database for any non-insurance purpose;
• forwarding at least a portion of the information from the information database to an insurance participant;
• and,
• transferring the at least a portion of the information from the information database to an insurance application.

An apparatus for linking credentialing information with a medical malpractice insurance application, the apparatus comprising:

• means for compiling credentialing information regarding a healthcare provider from a credentialing questionnaire;
• means for forwarding the credentialing information to a medical malpractice insurance participant;
• means for generating at least one insurance premium quote for a medical malpractice insurance policy;
• and,
• means for transferring the credentialing information from the credentialing questionnaire to the medical malpractice insurance application.

An apparatus for linking an information database with an insurance application, the apparatus comprising:

• means for generating the information database for any non-insurance purpose;
• means for forwarding at least a portion of the information from the information database to an insurance participant;
• means for generating an insurance premium quote;
• and,
• means for transferring the at least a portion of the information from the information database to an insurance application.

A process of linking a medical malpractice insurance policy with a credentialing questionnaire, the process comprising the steps of:

• providing a medical malpractice insurance participant;
• providing a credentialing entity;
• providing a healthcare provider;
• providing a medical malpractice insurance policy;
• and,
• transferring information from the medical malpractice insurance policy to the credentialing questionnaire.

A process for linking credentialing information with a medical malpractice insurance policy, the process comprising the steps of:

• providing a healthcare provider, a credentialing entity, credentialing information, and a medical malpractice insurance participant;
• providing means for obtaining the healthcare provider's permission to release the credentialing information to the medical malpractice insurance participant;
• receiving permission from the healthcare provider to release the credentialing information;
• forwarding at least a portion of the credentialing information from the credentialing entity to the medical malpractice insurance participant;
• and,
• providing the healthcare provider with at least one insurance premium quote for a medical malpractice insurance policy generated by the medical malpractice insurance participant.