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Avoiding a patient's lawsuit could hinge on device interoperability
Hospital CIOs and physicians I've talked with are clearly thinking about how the new 24/7 availability of this information on mobile devices (rather than via a desktop PC) increases a physician's
Bill aims to reduce the rampant practice of defensive medicine
Although it may seem like ‘everyone' is practicing defensive medicine to avoid lawsuits, research from Jackson Healthcare reveals telling exceptions to the trend. Most recently, the healthcare
Malpractice concerns associated with mobile healthcare
While both smartphones and their apps are evolving at an exponential rate, medical malpractice case law simply is not. Without significant precedent-setting cases in this area, the legal risk is more
Medical marijuana: Risk management tips
Fifteen states and Washington, D.C., now have laws permitting the use of medical use of marijuana, and physicians nationwide are allowed to recommend it for eligible patients, thus leading to a
Physicians avoiding mediation, missing opportunities
Despite its promise as a faster, lower-cost alternative to malpractice litigation, out-of-court mediation remains unpopular with doctors, according to a study published in the Journal of Health,
Defend against claims of diagnostic errors with proper communication
"Diagnostic errors are the outcasts of the patient safety movement," began a story published earlier this month on FierceHealthcare , which noted the oddity, given that diagnostic errors are
Study: 'Disclosure-and-offer' programs may reduce malpractice claims, costs
When physicians admit medical mistakes, apologize and offer compensation for them, liability costs don't necessarily rise the way health providers and their attorneys have historically feared. In
Study: The 'right' medical expert testimony can be bought
Seven years after being accused of misdiagnosing a patient's fatal skin cancer, Dr. Patrick Zimmerman, a family practice doctor in Illinois, for a second time emerged victorious in the medical
AMA malpractice survey reveals docs most at risk
Statistically speaking, 95 out of every 100 physicians practicing in the United States will be sued for medical malpractice sometime in their career, according to a report released yesterday from the
Defensive medicine epidemic costs billions in dollars, untold expense to physician-patient relationship
Physicians are nearly unanimous in their opinions that the practice of defensive medicine not only runs rampant throughout all specialties, but that tort reform is needed to decrease malpractice
