When the insurance company denies a requested test or procedure, physicians would be well advised to avoid expressing their opinions about this denial in...
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Medical-Legal Advice on Dealing with Insurance Denials
When the insurance company denies a requested test or procedure, physicians would be well advised to avoid expressing their opinions about this denial in the chart.
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When “Difficult Patients” Attack
We know these people by different names. All too often they use and abuse our legal systems to spread their misery throughout the world.
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The Diabolical Plan of Lawyers and Democrats to Keep Down Health Care Costs
Trial lawyers and Democrats already know what happens to the practice patterns of physicians when their malpractice liability goes up. That's why Washington has all but ignored national medical malpractice reform lately.
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When Patients Audio Record Without Your Consent
What if a patient or family member secretly records your conversation. Is this legal. Is this a medical legal crisis? Should you freak out? Should you call your lawyer or the police? Or should you be polite and remain calm?
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Malpractice Suits in America; The Numbers.
(Via PointofLaw). Doctor Richard E. Anderson, chairman and CEO of The Doctor’s Company (a physician owned medical malpractice insurer) recently wrote “Defending the Practice of Medicine” for the Archives of Internal Medicine. It’s a good read that brings to light the true costs and extent of the medical malpractice tort industry in this country....
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Defensive Medicine: the cost of an aggressive tort industry
John Edwards cited a Congressional Budget Office report that the medical malpractice tort industry adds less than 1% to the total cost of health care in this country. But every physician I know would scoff at such a low figure as it does not take into account the practice of “defensive medicine”. This is...
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