Your Malpractice Advisor

Your Malpractice Advisor: When Doctors 'Steal' Patients Doctors often have patients 'stolen' by physicians to whom they have referred patients, or perhaps another doctor's patient wants you to take over his care. Be aware of the legal ramifications.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 19, 2012
Your Malpractice Advisor: Malpractice Risks of e-prescribing E-prescribing has created new situations that can be dangerous for doctors, even as they're using it to prevent errors and increase adherence.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 23, 2012
Will Patient Safety Initiatives Harm Physicians? Protections exist to shield the peer-review process from plaintiffs, but doctors and hospitals are concerned that information obtained during peer review can be used against them in malpractice cases.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 09, 2012
8 Ways That ACOs Can Increase Your Malpractice Risk Accountable care organizations will increasingly become part of more doctors' lives, but they bring new risks of malpractice lawsuits and require increased attention to new areas.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 09, 2011
Malpractice Risks Rise With New Pressure to Undertreat New payment arrangements designed to lower costs may exert pressure on physicians to avoid various tests and procedures. But doctors are still subject to lawsuits for missing a diagnosis.
August 04, 2011
Malpractice: You Think You're Covered, but You're Not There are 4 types of insurance policies, which vary in coverage. Will yours leave you flat when you need it most?
Experts And Viewpoints, July 13, 2011
Your Malpractice Advisor: Risks With Elderly Patients Treating elderly patients who are incapacitated brings numerous malpractice risks. Often it's hard to determine the patient's mental capacity. Here's how to avoid liability while providing excellent treatment.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 09, 2011
Why Defensive Medicine Won't Go Away...and Might Become Worse Defensive medicine is a fact of life, and some of the proposals involved with healthcare reform may keep it alive and well, says this physician.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 19, 2011
Malpractice: Your Informed Consent May Not Be Good Enough Informed consent may need to be more detailed and more frequent than many doctors realize. Make sure you're doing it right to avert a lawsuit.
February 10, 2011
Your Malpractice Advisor: Could You Do Better By 'Going Bare'? Some doctors "go bare" with malpractice insurance in order to save money and discourage lawsuits, but danger lurks. Here's what to beware of.
January 25, 2011
Your Malpractice Advisor: Ten Things Never to Do at Your Trial A malpractice trial is nerve-wracking, and some avoidable but common mistakes can foil your defense.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 18, 2011
Your Malpractice Advisor: Legal Risks From Your Answering Service A malpractice attorney describes the malpractice dangers that can arise from your answering service and tells doctors what they need to do to prevent them.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 22, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: Avoid Pitfalls When Being a Good Samaritan Doctors are encouraged to help out in an emergency, but to avoid a malpractice lawsuit, they need to make sure that the situation suits 3 qualifications.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 02, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: Eight Things to Never Do at Your Deposition The deposition is one of the most important parts of your lawsuit, but some key mistakes can foil your defense.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 26, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: Lawsuit Risks in Urology Urologists are faced with a significant risk for malpractice lawsuits. However, many of those risks can be avoided by planning and action in a number of key areas.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 25, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: Unique Malpractice Risks for Rheumatologists Rheumatologists face malpractice dangers because they often deal with uncertain diagnoses and patients who are using complementary and alternative medicines. Here's how to lessen the risk.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 21, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: An Antilawsuit Tactic Takes a Major Step Forward Physicians have wondered whether binding arbitration agreements between doctors and patients will hold up in court. These New Jersey rulings strengthen the validity of these agreements.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 31, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: Tail Coverage Dangers Even when a medical practice pays for a physician's tail coverage insurance, a poorly designed agreement could create costs and problems for the employed doctor and complications for the employer.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 03, 2010
Malpractice Dangers in Patient Complaints Patient complaints often lead to malpractice lawsuits. Here's how to prevent them from doing so.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 19, 2010
Ranking State Medical Boards: Are the Worst Really the Best? A consumer advocacy group claims that medical boards that discipline more doctors are better boards. This is wrong.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 13, 2010

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