Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD - Medical Justice

A Universe of Unavoidable Errors

August 15, 2024January 7, 2020 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

A colleague, Robert Yoho, M.D., is writing a book about the practice of medicine. It included reflections on medical errors. I am sharing with his permission verbatim. I had drinks with a sixty-year-old attorney who said he had never made a mistake with a client. I tried to be polite for a few minutes and asked … Read more

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – Chapter Gazillion

August 15, 2024December 30, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

Dr. Kenneth Woliner is a physician in Florida. The Board of Medicine revoked his license. The Board used a surreptitious tape recording from a family member to render its judgment. The 11th Circuit Appellate Court just ruled against the Board– opining “not so fast.” Dr. Woliner treated a young woman with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She passed away from her illness. … Read more

Combating Sexual Harassment in Healthcare

August 15, 2024December 17, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

On this episode of the Medical Liability Minute, Medical Justice Founder and CEO, Jeff Segal, MD, JD, and Medical Justice General Counsel, Michael Sacopulos, JD, discuss medico-legal liability and sexual harassment. It is critical doctors take steps to protect their staff, their patients, and themselves from sexual harassment. These cases often rear their heads without … Read more

Is Fish Oil, the Supplement, Now an FDA Felon?

August 15, 2024December 13, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

Let me start with the regulatory status of CBD (right, not fish oil). CBD, the non-psychoactive ingredient of marijuana or industrial hemp, which supposedly treats everything under the sun now. Putting aside any claims of efficacy, what is its regulatory status? The 2018 Farm Bill removed cannabis with extremely low concentrations of THC from the definition … Read more

Consent Forms Fail to Meet 8th Grade Reading Level

August 15, 2024December 10, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

In the US, we have never had so many college graduates. Presumably, they can read. And I get that consent forms used by physicians and hospitals need to be readable for all patients. So, a recent study grabbed my attention. The key finding: In this nationwide survey study and readability analysis, only 9 (8%) of 113 cancer radiotherapy clinical … Read more

A Hospital Dings a Doctor’s Reputation. Doctor Sues. Collects $6M Award.

August 15, 2024December 2, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

Normally, when a doctor is subjected to peer review over safety concerns, it is a cage fight. If the doctor loses, his career will be on life support. His reputation damaged. Reports made to licensing boards and National Practitioner Data Bank. He will wander in the desert for 40 years. Dr. Miguel Gomez never received … Read more

How to Have Your Day in Court and Keep Your Nest Egg | Top Med-Mal Defense Measures with Super Lawyer Chris Schulte, JD

September 4, 2024November 21, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

Key points in this blog… In the event a doctor must settle a malpractice case, how can he keep his name off the National Practitioner Data Bank? In the event of a runaway verdict, how can a doctor protect his most important assets? When purchasing a malpractice insurance policy, why are consent to settle clauses so … Read more

In Pennsylvania, Supreme Court Decides It’s Possible to Sue Doctor Decade(s) Later for Med Mal

August 15, 2024November 5, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

In 2003, a patient had liver transplant surgery at UPMC, a Pittsburgh based healthcare system. In a recent 4 to 3 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided to throw out the state law barring medical malpractice lawsuits after 7 years. The case lives on. A little history and background. In 2002, the Pennsylvania legislature, … Read more

What Doctors Get Wrong About Med-Mal Litigation | A Deep Dive with Florida Super Lawyer Chris Schulte, JD

August 15, 2024October 28, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

Subscribe to this podcast! * indicates required Email Address * On this episode of the Medical Liability Minute, Medical Justice Founder and CEO, Jeff Segal, MD, JD, and Florida Super Lawyer, Chris Schulte, JD, discuss what most doctors get wrong about medical malpractice litigation – and what they can do to increase the chances they’ll get their case dismissed … Read more

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Ebola and HIPAA. Who, Me?

September 17, 2024October 24, 2019 by Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

When Ebola became big news at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, the names of infected patients also become news. Many have scratched their heads wondering how these disclosures failed to trigger HIPAA concerns.

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