Medicine & the Law

By Jessica Marcy Kaiser Health News Healthcare.gov, the website created by the new health law to be a one-stop consumer resource, today unveiled detailed cost and benefits ...

By Daniel M. Bernick, Esq., M.B.A. Loathed by associate physicians and loved by practice owners, non-compete clauses are standard features in physician contracts.  An understanding ...

A new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) paints a bleak picture of physicians’ experiences with medical liability claims and bolsters the case for ...

By James W. Saxton, Esq. and Maggie M. Finkelstein, Esq. Risk management strategies have been a key factor to the success of a physician practice ...

The government released new rules on Tuesday that further define “meaningful use” of electronic medical records for physicians and hospitals.  Earlier this year, the Health ...

By Jeffrey B. Sansweet, Esquire Although each medical practice opportunity is unique, most employment contracts with physician-owned private practices address similar issues.  How each practice ...

By Mark F. Seltzer, Esquire Having Residual Disability (or Partial Disability) provisions in your policy can be the most important decision you (or your insurance ...

By  David R. Dearden, Esq. The term “arbitration proceeding” carries with it an expectation of a process to resolve disputes that is quick, fair and ...

By Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), M.D. With much fanfare and political wrangling on Capitol Hill, the signature domestic policy initiative of President Barack Obama’s administration ...

By Chris DeMeo While most of the country’s attention recently was focused on the fate of the hotly disputed healthcare reform legislation, another, less controversial ...