Medical Justice provides consultations to doctors facing medico-legal obstacles. We have solutions for doctor-patient conflicts, unwarranted demands for refunds, online defamation (patient review mischief), meritless litigation, and a gazillion other issues. We also provide counsel specific to COVID-19. If you are navigating a medico-legal obstacle, visit our booking page to schedule a consultation – or use the tool … Read more
medical students (and those who know them): Our colleagues at the Financial Residency podcast have partnered with an anonymous donor to supply ten medical students with $5,000 scholarships this Thanksgiving holiday. For details, visit their application page, linked here. Happy Thanksgiving! visit our booking page to schedule a consultation – or use the tool shared … Read more
Before we begin, a brief reminder: Medical Justice provides consultations to doctors facing medico-legal obstacles. We have solutions for patient conflicts, unwarranted demands for refunds, online defamation (patient review mischief) and meritless litigation. We also provide counsel specific to COVID-19. If you are navigating a medico-legal obstacle, request a consultation. Dr. Roger Seheult is arguably America’s … Read more
consultations specific to COVID-19 operational procedures, staff training, patient consent, and more. here to learn how our expert counsel can help your practice stay out of the medico-legal crosshairs. With that said, onward to the piece. There are two things I don’t understand. In TSA airport lines, what is the security benefit of spending 5 minutes … Read more
For decades, surgeons have performed elaborate rituals to minimize risk of infection to patients. We wash our hands. Don gloves and gowns. Cover our hair. Avoid reaching over our heads or below our waist (except to adjust the light – yes, I know, the rituals are imperfect). It’s a familiar exercise. And it works. Surgical … Read more
Patient conflict bites. “I expected you to make me better. You made me worse. I’m thinking about speaking to an attorney. Also, I want the whole world to know so they can be forewarned.” Yikes. Doctors want to treat as many patients as reasonably possible. Our careers are long. And when we do retire, we … Read more
The race is on to create and distribute a safe and effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 for the world. Historically, a vaccine’s efficacy against dangerous agents is tested by seeing whether vaccinated subjects in endemic areas have lower incidence of the disease than the surrounding population. Alternatively, if there’s a reasonable treatment for the condition, then those subjects might be exposed to the agent. A … Read more
Here’s a formula for the trial bar’s wet dream. A high frequency, high severity condition where no consensus standards are fully accepted or in place. High frequency means the “triggering event” is common. COVID-19: Check. High severity means the damages are significant. COVID-19: Check. A pandemic causing hospitalization, disability and death satisfies both conditions. “If … Read more
Senator Ron Johnson’s April 23rd op-ed was a buzzkill. Even if it has zero chance of being implemented into law. More on that shortly. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two months, the federal government launched the largest economic stimulus package in history (CARES). Included in that behemoth was the Paycheck Protection Program … Read more
“I think it’s not fair, it’s cruel to ask me to choose between my child and the oath I took as a physician,” Dr. Theresa Greene said. “I won’t abandon my team at work or the patients who will increasingly look to me to save their lives in the coming weeks, but it’s torture.” Dr. … Read more
