Medical Board of California – Fraud Alert
From the Medical Board of California The Board has been advised that several physicians in the Los Angeles area have been contacted by an individual impersonating an Investigator with the Medical Board of California. The individual asks physicians for their social security number and a … Read more
Patient Bills Her Doctor For Making Her Wait
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS CNN.com recently reported the case of Elaine Farstad. An IT specialist from Everett, WA, who became angry when her physician was late for a scheduled appointment, Ms. Farstad calculated her hourly wage rate and billed her doctor for the time … Read more
Hedge Funds Financing Medical Malpractice Suits
Playing The Odds: Hedge Funds Finance Medical Malpractice Claims Has Wall Street gone too far? Forbes.com Medical Justice CEO Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS, General Counsel Mike Sacopulos and Wayne Oliver, Vice President of the Center for Health Transformation examine an alarming new trend – … Read more
Physician-Rating Websites are Biased in Picking Doctors, Exaggerating Consumer Opinions, Says Paper
School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota Paper: Physician-Rating Websites are Biased in Picking Doctors, Exaggerating Consumer Opinions, Says Paper to be Presented at INFORMS Healthcare Conference June 2011 For several years, Medical Justice has made the case that most doctor rating sites … Read more
Defensive Medicine: Everyday Life in the ER
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. According to a poll conducted by the American College of Emergency Physicians, nearly half of emergency physicians, 44 percent, say the biggest obstacle to cutting costs in emergency departments is overcoming the fear of lawsuits. The poll, made up of 1,800 … Read more
No Day In Court for a Minnesota Physician Who Was Slammed On Line
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Westlaw Journal recently reported that a judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Duluth neurologist who claimed he was defamed by a patient’s son that criticized his bedside manner. Dr. David McKee alleged in his lawsuit that Dennis Laurion of … Read more
The Neville Chamberlain Analysis: The Legal Consequences of Physician Security at Any Price
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Volume 16, Number 2, Summer 2011 By: Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, and Michael Sacopulos, JD Download legal_consequences_of_physician_employment
Discount Medicine. Participating in group savings programs could bring heavy costs.
Florida Medical Magazine 2011, Summer By: Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS, et al.and Michael Sacopulos, JD Last week, I received a Groupon alert for a local restaurant I like. For those of you living under a rock, Groupon is a social networking group discount program. … Read more
Hey Doc, Can You Get Me Some Botox?
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Last week my wife was approached by a woman that does microderm treatments and other facial services. “Would you serve as my doctor for getting Botox? I can give the injections. I just need you to get the Botox for me. … Read more
Caps on Pain and Suffering: On the Defensive Across the US.
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS Some phenomena oscillate in cycles – the economy, hem lengths, the political party in office. And attacks on hard-fought tort reforms. Last year, Georgia and Illinois saw their caps on pain and suffering ruled unconstitutional. Caps help keep professional liability … Read more
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