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
How to Avoid Malpractice Suits
What you don’t do to head off malpractice claims can be as critical as what you do Medical Economics April 2009 By: Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS Nothing’s worse than having the first appointment of your day interrupted by an unpleasant surprise. Instead of the … Read more
A Message to Colleagues: What I’ve Learned
Esquire Magazine features a regular column called “What I’ve Learned.” There, a celebrity or a leader in his field, and often in the twilight of his life, reels off a collection of pearls, some well polished, some of little value. I am not famous and … Read more
Medical Justice CEO and Founder Dr. Jeff Segal’s featured interview on NPR’s “On the Media” and “Talk of the Nation”
Click here to listen or to read the transcript
Great Advice from Patient Advocate
Patient advocate Trisha Torrey has some great advice about doctor rating sites. In a recent post she writes, “take other patients’ reviews with a grain of salt. We patients may be great at determining how nice a doctor is, but do you want your choice … Read more
Balancing Shared Interests of Patients and Doctors
This week, the national media continued its coverage of our services to protect physicians from Internet defamation. Several of these stories used the attention-grabbing headline of “gag order.” This statement could not be farther from the truth. Mutual privacy agreements do not create a choice … Read more
Censorship, or Sensible Citizenship?
There is an excellent article posted today on the Presdio Insurance website. Take a look at the article here; http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/?p=362 This is an unsolicited and unbiased article. It does a great job of cutting through the hysteria of “censorhsip” and provides real clarity around the … Read more
Our Goal, Transforming Healthcare
You may have seen Medical Justice in the news lately: NYT (2/17/09), FOX News (2/19/09). Although Medical Justice Founder and neurosurgeon Dr Jeff Segal has highlighted the issues from a physicians point of view, some have criticized our program as a “gag order.” This could … Read more
Noted Rater of Restaurants Brings Its Touch to Medicine – NY Times
We continue to espouse the dangers of sites where patients can “rate” doctors. Medical care is simply far too complicated for such a simplistic approach. Today’s New York Times article “Noted Rater of Restaurants Brings Its Touch to Medicine” by Milt Freudenheim, discusses the Zagat-Wellpoint … Read more
The Octuplets: Standard of Care and a Lawsuit?
Patients often make requests for procedures that run counter to the doctor’s better judgment. Acceding to a patient’s wish, even after informing of dire consequences, can create a cascade of legal headaches for the accommodating doctor. An extreme example is illustrated by a rare condition … Read more
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