Missouri Supreme Court Reinstates Wrongful Death Case
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Several weeks ago, the Supreme Court of Missouri reinstated the wrongful death claim against a spine surgeon. The case involves a patient that committed suicide allegedly because of the pain cause by spinal surgery. The patient first underwent surgery in January … Read more
Medical Justice and the Impact on Patients
We recently returned from a meeting that included business advisors to doctors. One advisor stated that what we do impacts a trend that has made her particularly sad. This woman, in her 60’s, said she sees residents and fellows graduate from their programs, armed with … Read more
I Can’t Remember Any Risky Patients. Do I Need Tail Coverage?
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS When times are challenging, you must spend your money wisely. A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor recently posed this question on a physician social networking site. Had professional liability coverage with his carrier for 21 months. Now moving to another … Read more
Is There An Epidemic of Doctor Sexual Assaults?
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS The race to the bottom is accelerating. A new web site recently came to our attention. (We aren’t naming the site because we don’t want to direct any more traffic to the site than it deserves, which is ZERO. So … Read more
Where Has All the Trust Gone?
The close relationship between Americans and “the neighborhood doctor” is a strong piece of American mythology. People implicitly trust physicians to use their specialized training to make decisions patients may not fully understand, but always trust. At least, that’s the way things used to be. … Read more
Real Reform or Just Whack-a-Mole
Last week, the NC State Senate approved changes in the state’s medical malpractice laws; including provisions to give emergency room doctors more protection against lawsuits (changing their malpractice standard from ordinary negligence to gross negligence) and a cap non-economic damages for patients at $500,000 (economic … Read more
Are You Making the #1 Physician Financial Mistake?
David B. Mandell, JD, MBA and Jason M. O’Dell, CWM As authors of 4 books for physicians, including our latest, For Doctors Only: A Guide to Working Less & Building More, we have consulted with thousands of doctors of all specialties during the last decade. … Read more
New Research Project
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. It was tennis star Andre Agassi that said “Image is everything.” Okay, he overstated it, but Andre did have a point. Image matters. But does it matter for an expert review of a patient’s chart in evaluating a potential medical malpractice … Read more
The Next Legal Frontier: Opening the Floodgates for Veterinary Malpractice
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS A story from WHYY Philadelphia News caught our attention. Philadelphia resident David Siff took his sick cat to the veterinarian. The doctor’s diagnosis: fur ball; which did not seem right, at least to Siff. Nonetheless, Siff deferred to the vet’s … Read more
Supply and Demand, Healthcare Style
As we consider ways to improve health care and its costs in this country, perhaps we should be thinking of physicians as the valuable economic resource to society that they are. We clearly have an impending shortage of physicians to address the demographic tsunami – … Read more
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