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A new approach to health care liability management
There is no shortage of the problems that plague health care. Even so, health law gurus make problems worse by creating the medical liability litigation industry. Gurus deny creating this industry. They create health reforms and tort reforms to solve problems. That explains the Affordable Care Act, 100 tort reforms, the medical liability litigation industry, Read more… A new approach to health care liability management originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Will Kaiser Permanente see a spike in medical malpractice from the strike?
The Kaiser Permanente strike, with over 75,000 impacted employees, is the largest health care strike in the history of the United States. CNN reported that the affected workers are represented by a coalition of unions across California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington and Oregon. The strike, which is intended to last four days and involves 40 percent Read more… Will Kaiser Permanente see a spike in medical malpractice from the strike? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Bridging attorneys and doctors: the role of medical/legal consultants
Engaging in medical/legal consulting offers a valuable opportunity to apply your medical training in a non-clinical capacity that genuinely benefits people. Physicians across the nation are increasingly embracing medical/legal consulting as a rewarding part-time endeavor. Among the array of services that medical/legal consultants offer, one prominent role is that of a liaison between attorneys and Read more… Bridging attorneys and doctors: the role of medical/legal consultants originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Unveiling the intricacies of locum tenens agreements [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Dennis Hursh, an attorney with 40+ years of expertise in health law. Discover the nuances of locum tenens agreements for physicians, from tax implications and expense deductions to malpractice insurance essentials. We’ll delve into patient contact hours, credentialing costs, and the significance of Read more… Unveiling the intricacies of locum tenens agreements [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Practice Management Source Type: blogs

Navigating a malicious medical malpractice lawsuit: a case study
In line with my previous posts that explain how to resolve all medical malpractice lawsuits, especially frivolous ones, at the lowest possible cost for the physician and the malpractice carrier, this article addresses a malicious medical malpractice lawsuit. Malicious lawsuits deserve something more. Not only are they all frivolous, but they should exact a cost Read more… Navigating a malicious medical malpractice lawsuit: a case study originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs

For orthopedic surgeons, an all-of-the-above approach lowers liability risks
During a total hip replacement, a patient experienced a brisk bleed and a drop in blood pressure that required intervention from the anesthesiologist. There was a discrepancy in the documented estimated blood loss, with the surgeon noting 30 0cc while the anesthesiologist recorded 1100 cc. The patient was hypotensive in the PACU and had a Read more… For orthopedic surgeons, an all-of-the-above approach lowers liability risks originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Outpatient Vascular Care: Good, bad or ugly?
BY ANISH KOKA Filling in the holes of recent stories in the New York Times, and Propublica on the outpatient care of patients with peripheral arterial disease Most have gotten used to egregiously bad coverage of current events that fills the pages of today’s New York Times, but even by their now very low standards a recent telling of a story about peripheral artery disease was very bad. The scintillating allegation by Katie Thomas, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Robert Gebeloff is that “medical device makers are bankrolling doctors to perform artery clearing procedures that can lead to amputationsâ€...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Anish Koka Medical Devices Outpatient vascular care Source Type: blogs

Taking charge of your future by taking charge of medical malpractice suits
Attention all doctors: You can be dismissed from a medical malpractice lawsuit and, at the same time, save 30% on the cost of your medical malpractice premiums per year. Just as no physician is immune from a complication, none are immune from a resulting malpractice lawsuit. As of now, you stand a 5% chance each Read more… Taking charge of your future by taking charge of medical malpractice suits originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Proactive risk management: the key to preventing physician burnout and lawsuits [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us in this episode as we delve into the critical issue of physician burnout and its correlation with the threat of lawsuits in the medical field. Our guest, Howard Smith, an obstetrics-gynecology physician, explores the notion that every doctor is at a 5 Read more… Proactive risk management: the key to preventing physician burnout and lawsuits [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Social inflation ’ s surge in medical malpractice insurance [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us on this insightful podcast episode as we delve into the complex issue of social inflation and its impact on the medical malpractice insurance industry. Our guest, Robert E. White, Jr., president of The Doctors Company, provides valuable expertise and insights into this Read more… Social inflation’s surge in medical malpractice insurance [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Unveiling the hidden impact of social inflation: Soaring costs for medical professionals revealed
In Philadelphia, a family alleged that a birth injury had led to their baby’s cerebral palsy. They sued Penn Medicine and were awarded $183 million. In Boise, a jury recently awarded the state’s second-highest-ever award, $13.5 million, in a suit against an emergency medicine group that was filed after a patient was disabled by a Read more… Unveiling the hidden impact of social inflation: Soaring costs for medical professionals revealed originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Medical errors and the power of apologies [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we talk to Amber Gipson-Fine, a project manager, about her personal experience with a medical error and the importance of medical apologies. March was Endometriosis Awareness Month, and Amber shares her journey with the disease and how a medical error nearly Read more… Medical errors and the power of apologies [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Hospital-Based Medicine Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Healthcare: Make Better Mistakes
BY KIM BELLARD I saw an expression the other day that I quite liked. I’m not sure who first said it, and there are several versions of it, but it goes something like this: let’s make better mistakes tomorrow. Boy howdy, if that’s not the perfect motto for healthcare, I don’t know what is. Health is a tricky business.  It’s a delicate balancing act between – to name a few — your genes, your environment, your habits, your nutrition, your stress, the health and composition of your microbiome, the impact of whatever new microbes are floating around, and, yes, the health care you happen to receiv...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Healthcare Healthcare system Kim Bellard Mistakes Source Type: blogs

Proactive risk management: a game-changer in preventing physician burnout
Readers familiar with my earlier posts understand that I believe nothing causes physician burnout more than the threat of a lawsuit. The risk for any doctor is 5% per year; hence, a malpractice suit is inevitable for every 20 years in practice. The common denominator is a complication from which no doctor has immunity. Those Read more… Proactive risk management: a game-changer in preventing physician burnout originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Malpractice Source Type: blogs

Burden of Pain
BY JAY JOSHI We’re seeing a trend of late, where matters in healthcare once deemed to be civil in nature are turning criminal. We see it for nearly every polarizing health issue, from abortion to opioids. And it’s affecting vulnerable patients the most. We have two separate systems in place, civil and criminal, because we have different standards of behavior. Civil laws determine whether undue harm was caused by one party to another. Criminal laws determine whether someone committed a crime. The threshold is distinctly different. If someone is caught driving ten miles over the designated speed limit, that pers...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Abortion Civil Penalties Criminal Law Jay Joshi Opioids Source Type: blogs