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Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure

Bill of Health

Specifically, they may point out that healthcare providers are generally only liable for medical malpractice if they violate a customary standard of care (that is, if they fail to act as similarly situated providers would in the situation). This argument has two major weaknesses.

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Key Considerations for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Bill of Health

In the legal realm, both privacy and medical malpractice vulnerabilities are of concern. Medical malpractice could occur for two reasons. Health Pol’y, Law, and Ethics 1 (2023). This post is based on Sharona Hoffman & Andy Podgurski, The Patient’s Voice: Legal Implications of Patient- Reported Outcome Measures , 22 Yale J.

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North Carolina Medical Malpractice Suit Against the U.S. Dismissed Due to 4-Year Time Limitation

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On July 18, 2023, a federal judge in North Carolina granted a motion to dismiss a suit against Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune based on a state law four-year time bar on malpractice claims. Indest III, J.D., Background Facts.

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EU and US Regulatory Challenges Facing AI Health Care Innovator Firms

Bill of Health

The agency’s 2023 guidance on predetermined change control plans represents a sophisticated way to work with industry in a bespoke way rather than imposing one-size-fits-all criteria. that may not be true for dating apps, to give one example. A different example has to do with how the U.S.

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Allegheny County Medical Society Bulleting Article on Contracting Essentials for all Physicians, Especially Residents and Fellows

Med Law Blog

This article will appear in the Legal Summary section of the August 2023 Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS) Bulletin. In summary, when negotiating a physician contract, it is important to pay attention to the restrictive covenants, contract term and termination, malpractice coverage, compensation, and plan for the worst-case scenario.

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Conquering The Provider Enrollment Process

MedTrainer

Enrollment delays cost nearly a third of organizations polled in a 2023 MedTrainer survey money, and 26% believe credentialing delays increase compliance risks that can significantly drain coffers. Any delay in the provider enrollment process means less revenue for the organization – and the longer the holdup, the harder the hit.

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Says Serial Killer Cannot Sue Psychiatrist for Medical Malpractice

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On November 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania unanimously decided that a serial killer cannot sue his psychiatrist for gross negligence because the action is barred by the [.] By: George F. Indest III, J.D.,