Where there is at least some merit to the claim and the risk of proceeding to trial is deemed to be too great, mediation or another form of ADR should be considered.

Some stakeholders regard the draft regulations as representing bold and long-overdue change that is urgently needed to keep pace with a health care delivery landscape that has evolved significantly over the past 20 years, while others regard them as overly prescriptive and intrusive.

With such an agreement, your practice can survive the death, permanent disability or retirement of a partner. You can’t afford to do without one.

The expected increase in the medical staffing industry offers a positive outlook for recruitment firms. However, long-term indicators point to an imbalance in the years ahead due to increased demand for medical services combined with shortages in the physician workforce.

Who are trustees, what role do they play in the hospital, and how should physicians interact with them?

Physician groups looking for purchasing power, alternative revenue streams and value adds have begun to develop their own specialty GPOs. These arrangements, however, are not without risk, since many of the payment arrangements often implicate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

Recent studies found that "high-risk" patients may be not be getting the care they need because of defensive medicine and other physician practice changes induced by the threat of liability.

A properly drafted Investment Policy Statement outlines both your risk tolerance and risk capacity, and drives the design of the appropriate mix of asset classes and the manager selection process.

By instituting certain strategies, one can increase patient understanding, increase patient compliance and increase better outcomes, all at the same time that liability risk is reduced.

Many potential mergers never happen because the parties lack sufficient guidance to plow through and resolve the many business and legal decisions that need to be made.