Who Answers the Phone at Your Medical Office Matters—A Lot
Hell hath no fury like a dental patient scorned. One recent news flash: A woman in Lincoln County accused of slashing tires on 18 vehicles outside a dentist’s office has been arrested and charged, Lincolnton Police confirmed with Queen City News on Tuesday. Officers responded … Read more
Photography Consent and Related Legal Issues
Facial Plast Surg Clin N Am May 2010; Page 237 – 244 By: Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS and Michael Sacopulos, JD Abstract: The use of photography is an integral part of any plastic surgery practice. Photographs are part of the patient’s medical record and … Read more
The 81 Million Dollar Misdemeanor
This isn’t a drug that has caused deaths. It’s not even inherently responsible for injuries… The promoting of a drug which has already been released as generic should cost Johnson & Johnson (the manufacturer’s parent company) 81 MILLION dollars in fines?
This nation is largely run by lawyers — lawyers who have systematically and categorically refused to enact any restriction or restraint against frivolous lawsuits, put any caps on damages, even refused to limit the PERCENTAGE that a plaintiff’s attorney can receive as compensation. They’re not about to rein themselves in. Of course not. It’s big money for them — HUGE sums. And we, the doctors and the patients, will be stuck picking up the bill, again and again.
Senate Positioning to Regulate Health Insurance Premiums
Mr. Harkin went on to explain that “rate review authority is needed to protect consumers from insurance companies’ jacking up premiums simply because they can.” … UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest insurers, reported first-quarter earning increases of 21 percent, a gross profit of $1.19 billion. While insurance companies may not continue to realize such gains once some of the larger aspects of the new law comes into effect, 1.19 billion is still a lot of elbow room. The profits directly contradict AHP’s cries of unbearable burdens.
WARNING: “Obamacare” Insurance Scams Emerging
In Alabama, fears of “government health care reform” have caused people to give a con man their bank account info over the phone. In Kansas, people have been claiming to be government employees collecting payments for the newly required “Obamacare” insurance.
Hard Time Getting A Doctor’s Appointment? Thank a Greedy Lawyer.
Notice that they’re not asking if you’ve been damaged by your doctor’s direct and negligent actions. They’re specifically planting the seed on suffering… If this country wants capable, caring physicians and dentists, it had better start protecting them from unscrupulous greedy lawyers and their clients by passing and reaffirming tort reform laws.
The Liz Fowler Connection: WellPoint Commits Fraud, Targets Patients For Wrongful Cancellation
… it’s going on right now. People’s policies have already been canceled. WellPoint is claiming that the applications were fraudulent, but that’s both unlikely and unsupported. Waas says they were dropped “based on either erroneous or flimsy information.”
Doctor: You Promised My Before and After Website Pictures Would be Anonymous
Many aesthetic surgeons place before and after pictures on their websites. Obtain patient’s detailed written permission before moving forward. Check. Place a black strip over identifying features if not highlighting facial features. Check. That’s it. Right? RIGHT?? Wrong. One surgeon learned that a de-identified photo … Read more
Health Care Reform Bill: Now Comes The Hard Part
Is now the time for all good Doctors to come to the aid of their country, or is the U.S. still ignoring physicians? … Just as is the case with tort reform (or the lack thereof) it is left to doctors to protect themselves and their patients.
Doctors Already Besieged by Questions About the new Health Care Laws
“I see 30 to 50 patients in a day, and it is the subject of conversation more than half the time,” said Dr. Roger W. Evans, a cardiologist based out of Wichita who visits patients throughout much of Kansas. They ask him important questions, but he doesn’t know himself, so he’s unable to answer them. “We’ve had to add an hour or two to the day because patients want to talk about it.”
Georgia Strikes Down Liability Reforms
Less than a day after Congress passed a historic health reform bill, doctors in Georgia were reminded of one tiny oversight in the package. The absence of substantive liability reform. The State Supreme Court ruled that caps on pain and suffering did not comport with … Read more
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