By David W Hilgers, Esq. and Sidney S. Welch, Esq. The passage of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (“PPACA”)[1] has already had a ...
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ER Docs Focus On Medical Liability Reforms
By Jessica Marcy The number of emergency room visits in the U.S. rose nearly 13 million in 2009 – about 10 percent — to more than ...
Read More »Protect Against Mounting Risks from the Business of Medicine
By Patricia A. Costante As physicians, you face enormous pressure that goes well beyond just the practice of medicine. Where in the past you only ...
Read More »Majority of Docs Say Defensive Medicine Negatively Impacts Patient Care
According to a new national survey of physicians by Jackson Healthcare, 72 percent of physicians report that the practice of defensive medicine negatively impacts patient ...
Read More »Tackling Health Care Costs
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 ...
Read More »Suing for Swine Flu: Are Physicians at Risk for H1N1 Lawsuits?
By Charles E. Kutner Since the declaration of an H1N1 influenza pandemic in June 2009, virtually all countries are now reporting cases. Speaking at a ...
Read More »What Pennsylvania’s Budget Battle Told Us About Tort Reform
Lawmakers’ long, heavy-going struggle to enact Pennsylvania’s budget didn’t give state residents much to delight in, but it did help settle a timely debate: How ...
Read More »A typical practice buy-out
If you wait until it is time to retire to negotiate something with your partners, it becomes very difficult and could lead to costly litigation.
Read More »How to contract with an associate physician
A poorly drafted contract can have devastating consequences if the relationship dissolves in the early years. If the relationship survives, the terms of the initial contract often heavily influence subsequent documents.
Read More »‘How to’ guide for disclosure and apology
Disclosure and apology post-adverse event are key risk reduction strategies for physicians.
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