Dr. Josh Umbehr is a leader in the DPC (Direct Primary Care) movement. Briefly defined – it is prepaid primary care. And it is revolutionizing primary care across the country. On this episode of the Medical Liability Minute, Dr. Umbehr and Dr. Segal discuss the potential of direct primary care, the origins of Dr. Umbehr’s … Read more
If you’ve read our content before, you know we consider patient reviews powerful marketing tools. But patient reviews have other applications as well – they offer physicians and their staff an opportunity to examine themselves from the public’s perspective. That perspective is made possible by patient feedback. If they are willing, doctors can use patient … Read more
Many things in medicine are the way they are because “that’s they way they have always been.” Customs propagate from generation to generation without deep analysis. A long-held assumption in medicine is that young physicians in training need exposure to as many cases as possible to acquire adequate skills. There is a limited population of … Read more
We spend our careers caring for our patients and providing for our families. But how often do we stop to protect what we’ve earned? Not enough – which is a problem. It’s much easier to protect what you’ve earned than to earn it again. And catastrophes can divorce you from the assets you trust to … Read more
A New Jersey judge ruled that pregnant women are entitled to strong privacy protections. If they want the father banned from the delivery room, so be it. The judge wrote: “Any interest a father has before the child’s birth is subordinate to the mother’s interests,”…. “Even when there is no doubt that a father has … Read more
Comedy is when you fall through an open manhole. Tragedy is when I fall through an open manhole. It’s an old joke and a helpful segue to understanding dark humor in the medical community. Physicians see a lot of desperate and hopeless situations. We have to deliver bad news. Sometimes frequently. Gallows humor is defined as grim and ironic humor in a desperate and … Read more
Platforms like Google, Healthgrades, Vitals, and Yelp present the public with information. Information about their health, information about their potential physicians, and information about their local healthcare systems. These platforms exist to educate the public. Overall, they succeed. Unfortunately, their popularity has increased the frequency physicians and dentists are defamed online. As is the … Read more
We received a call from a dentist in the Midwest. A week earlier someone called for an appointment. He wanted a run of the mill check-up. First available appointment was Friday at 4PM. Just before closing. In the waiting room, the patient appeared morbidly obese. It was impossible to estimate accurately. But, the receptionist assumed … Read more
The FDA regulates drugs and devices to make sure they are safe and effective for their intended use. Its regulatory authority to achieve that goal is broad. For years, the FDA took the position that it did not have authority to regulate drugs used for executions – or in the alternative – it had discretion to avoid … Read more
If a dog bites a man, that is not newsworthy. When a man bites a dog, it makes news. A patient sues a doctor. Not newsworthy. Doctor sues a patient. That’s a headline. Dr. Leonard Hochstein, star of the reality TV series “The Real Housewives of Miami” is suing two patients, Nicole George and Kristen … Read more
