What Do You Hope to Get from This Visit?
“What do you hope to get from this visit?” This was the introductory question a physician asked me when I first met him. I prioritized my goals and started a brief narrative. And away we went to the races. The more I thought about this … Read more
6 Red Flags It’s Time to End the Doctor Patient Relationship
Physician-patient relationships end for numerous reasons. The reality is often a mundane affair. Objectives change. The patient’s care develops. Sometimes a change of scenery is necessary. Still – physicians are human, and humans are bound by limitations. We have a limited amount of time. We … Read more
Getting Sued Even When You Never Saw the Patient
Before we dive in, some fast advice. If you are being sued and you never treated the patient who is propelling the case, know this: Solutions exist. Medical Justice has been protecting doctors from medico-legal threats since 2001. And our Founder and CEO, Jeff Segal, … Read more
A Severely Mentally Ill Patient Sues You. Now What?
A med mal summons normally reads as a logical argument as to why the patient – now a plaintiff – has a legitimate legal beef and is entitled to monetary damages. You may disagree with the logic or the conclusion. But … Read more
Medical Justice Founder Shines On Lou Dobbs’ Show
Originally posted August 11, 2009 Jeff Segal, MD, JD, founder and C.E.O. of Medical Justice, was invited to debate Alan Rirpka, (of Napoli, Bern, Ripka, LLP) a medical malpractice trial lawyer, last week. Dr. Segal was the clear winner of the debate, as he accurately … Read more
The Man Who Told Yelp to Buzz Off. He Succeeded Beyond His Wildest Imagination.
Heard of Botto Bistro? It’s a pizzeria in the Bay Area. Chef Davide Cerrentini, who emigrated to the US in the 90s, opened the restaurant’s doors in 2009. Cerrentini is famous for asking happy diners to give him a one star Yelp review. That’s right. One star. Botto Bistro accrued thousands of such reviews and was … Read more
Finally: An End to Malpractice Litigation?
Originally published in Medscape: March 05, 2015 (reprinted with permission) http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/840337 A Sensible Alternative to Our Broken System? As every physician knows, our tort system is broken. Various solutions have been suggested over the years, only to fade away. But now, a promising new system for patient … Read more
Direct Primary Care and Dr. Josh Umbehr – Making Primary Care Cool Again with Atlas MD
Dr. Josh Umbehr is a leader in the DPC (Direct Primary Care) movement. Briefly defined – it is prepaid primary care. And it is revolutionizing primary care across the country. On this episode of the Medical Liability Minute, Dr. Umbehr and Dr. Segal discuss the … Read more
Patient Feedback: A Goldmine for Improving Your Practice – in 4 Steps
If you’ve read our content before, you know we consider patient reviews powerful marketing tools. But patient reviews have other applications as well – they offer physicians and their staff an opportunity to examine themselves from the public’s perspective. That perspective is made possible by … Read more
A Century of Brutal Call Schedules. The Libby Zion Case. And Cocaine. 3 Converging Stories.
Many things in medicine are the way they are because “that’s they way they have always been.” Customs propagate from generation to generation without deep analysis. A long-held assumption in medicine is that young physicians in training need exposure to as many cases as possible … Read more
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