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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

AIHC

The lack of multistate licensure presents a barrier to telehealth because providers must obtain and uphold licensure (and the associated medical education and financial obligations) in multiple states. Obtaining informed consent with your patient is typically done before the first appointment.

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Update on No Surprises Act 2022

AIHC

EMTALA is triggered whenever a patient presents to the hospital campus, not just the physical space of the ED but within 250 yards of the hospital. Patients who present to a hospital parking lot, sidewalks, and adjacent medical buildings are mandated to undergo EMTALA screening and stabilization. Identify eligible cases.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Reynolds proposal to improve rural health care access Iowa Governor introduces rural healthcare bills Lawsuit claims a former UI OB-GYN used his own sperm to impregnate a woman in the 1950s Nursing home sued after resident falls down concrete stairs in wheelchair St.

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Key Aspects of Medical Record Organization

Med League

Whether you are pursuing a personal injury claim, medical malpractice lawsuit, or worker’s compensation case, the way medical records are organized can significantly impact the outcome of your lawsuit. Well-organized records make it easier for experts to find the information they need to support their testimony.

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Always Liability Increases (ALI)?  Not Yet with Medical Monitoring.

Drug & Device Law

There was an insufficient time to discuss the Torts: Medical Malpractice draft. Also since 2019, Bexis has been of the view that this approach is misguided and that, since even the reporters conceded the law was split, the proper approach would be for the Institute to present both sides neutrally and not take sides. Didn’t happen.

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Suing the Certifiers – A Dangerous Undertaking

Drug & Device Law

Apparently, a fraudulent foreign-trained “doctor” treated the plaintiffs, none of whom claimed malpractice or any physical injury whatsoever. Anyway, this fraudulent “doctor” allegedly “touched them without informed consent” and caused them “emotional distress. 23 in its current form.

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No DTC Advertising Exception to Learned Intermediary Rule in Washington

Drug & Device Law

Doctors are charged with discussing the risks and benefits of treatment and obtaining informed consent from their patients. The proper cause of action in that case is not against the drug manufacturer but against the doctor for malpractice.

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