Report Expects Medical Malpractice Costs To Rise
U.S.-based hospitals are expected to face more than 44,000 claims arising from incidents occurring in 2009 … Any time a frivolous medical malpractice suit can be stopped in its tracks, that’s a victory — both for the individuals named, and for the health care industry as a whole. In the final analysis, it is the patient who pays the bill.
Win the Battle; Lose the War
We heard of a doctor who performed a routine injection on his patient. No written consent. Should have been plain-vanilla and without consequence. Until he dropped her lung. The patient was sent to the ER, had a chest tube placed, and was out of the … Read more
The Most Outrageous HIPAA Release – from Angie’s List
Most of you know Angie’s List as a consumer rating site. They launched as a web portal, rating assorted service providers such as roofers and plumbers. Believing that the practice of medicine is little different than roofing and plumbing, they dipped a toe into rating … Read more
Three Things Every Doctor MUST Know About Medical Malpractice
These days, people check out doctors, mechanics, home repair companies… and if someone is trashing your name, or even if your name appears on a list of those who have been sued, it’s going to cost you money.
What Do You Do When A Malpractice Suit Strikes?
Your insurance company is going to pay for the attorney, because they have a vested interest in defending you. But that attorney may decide it’s cheaper to pay the claim than to fight it. Is that what you want?
Hey, Doc! Here’s The Cure For What Ails Ya!
Doctors, dentists and certain other health care professionals have different worries to add to that bundle. They worry about being sued for malpractice. They don’t generally worry about doing a bad job that leads to such a suit. They worry about some greedy and unscrupulous trial lawyer thinking of them as the fatted calf, seeing them as an opportunity to get rich quickly. That concern is far from unfounded. All too often, trial lawyers see doctors exactly like that…
Dr. Jeff Segal published in “Health Reform Report”
Dr. Segal’s article, “Doctor-to-Doctor: The Administration Promises “Budget Dust” To Fix Medical Malpractice Morass” was just published by the Center for Health Transformation’s Health Reform Report. Read the article here.
Litigation Promotes Patient Safety – Are You Kidding?
Recently, a defense attorney hosted Malpractice 101 on the physician social networking site, sermo.com. A multitude of questions were answered. Sprinkled in the answers was the conclusion the tort system has a number of salutary effects – namely patient safety. The moderator recited the (now … Read more
Medical Justice on ReachMD
Medical Justice CEO, Dr. Jeff Segal, was recently featured on the ReachMD radio program “Preventing Frivolous Lawsuits and Frivolous Testimony,” hosted by Shane Jackson, Executive Vice President of Jackson Healthcare/President, LocumTenens.com. Dr. Segal shared his experience of being sued, and his expertise in the areas … Read more
Healthcare Reform – A Duty To Patients, A Call To Arms
Much of the country may be fatigued by the wrangling over healthcare reform, but to allow this ill-conceived plan to continue into practice would be a far greater burden than to revisit the subject.
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