Medicine & the Law

New forms of affiliations between hospitals and physicians are emerging that bear little resemblance to the 1990s style practice purchases. Here are two of the latest models.

Hospitals have increased their desire to incorporate hospitalists into their medical staffs and many physician practices are investigating ways to incorporate these unique practitioners into their practices.

Hospitals and physicians can dramatically reduce their malpractice exposure through precautions and procedures undertaken as part of a facility or system-wide malpractice audit.

An introduction to the primary U.S. federal laws as they apply to manufacturer support of continuing medical education, and an update on current federal initiatives designed to regulate these relationships.

There are a number of laws, regulations and ethical tenets governing arrangements between physicians and manufacturers which could present significant traps for the unwary physician

Negotiation and execution of a Separation Agreement is the wisest way to go to avoid unnecessary problems, including potentially expensive and acrimonious litigation.

Pennsylvania ’s Physicians’ Health Programs has been in operation since 1970, and its Professional Health Monitoring Programs since 1986. These programs are often confused with each other but are fundamentally distinct.

Now is a good time to re-visit the question of what should a physician look for in placing his or her professional liability coverage. A commitment to manage risk and manage claims is a key factor in a physician's choice.

Physician practice groups are employers, as well as health care providers and are consequently responsible for managing and monitoring their employees’ use of the practice computer system to ensure its proper and legal usage.

It is important to recognize the power of government to exclude providers from the Medicare/Medicaid Program, the reasons used to exclude providers and a new technique being used to avoid provider exclusion.