by Medical Justice | Jun 15, 2020 | Legal
Dear readers, based on your long experience with health insurance carriers, what is the likely answer to these questions? Insurance carriers generally prod doctors to do more tests or fewer tests? Would a carrier ever “discipline” a doctor for exercising his...
by Medical Justice | Jun 11, 2020 | Legal
We continue with our series of general educational articles penned by one attorney, an MD, JD, giving you a view of the world through the eyes of a malpractice plaintiff’s attorney. This attorney is a seasoned veteran. The series includes a number of pearls on how to...
by Medical Justice | Jun 2, 2020 | Legal
Physicians and other healthcare providers will have strong feelings about this case. Some will say throw the book at her. Others will preach forgiveness and a second chance. Now for the details. A story from our friend to the north. “Patient X” was referred from the...
by Medical Justice | May 14, 2020 | Legal
We continue with our series of general educational articles penned by one attorney, an MD, JD, giving you a view of the world through a malpractice plaintiff attorney’s eyes. This attorney is a seasoned veteran. The series includes a number of pearls on how to stay...
by Medical Justice | Mar 19, 2020 | Legal
We are frequently asked if there is a threshold dollar amount before a carrier must report a settlement to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), a federal entity? Some doctors think the amount is $30,000. (Note, the threshold for reporting a settlement online...
by Medical Justice | Mar 19, 2020 | Legal
A practice recently called us. They asked if they had to see a patient who just tried to schedule an appointment. The rub: the last time they saw this patient was five years ago. They wanted to know if enough time had lapsed to declare the doctor-patient relationship...
