Malpractice Cases
Does anyone know any resources to read pod malpractice cases? Specifically by state? I find them pretty fascinating reads and haven’t been able to find any good resources myself (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Nard_Dog Tags: Podiatric Residents & Physicians Source Type: forums
Expert witness conflict check-large health system
Many on the forum know that in forensic cases it's imperative to complete a conflict check before agreeing to take a case. Basically, it's no good to get retained in a case where you know the parties involved or have some other potential bias. I was contact about a malpractice case recently by plaintiff attorney. I do not know the defendant physicians, but it involves a major health system that spans are large geographic region. My residency hospital was actually purchased by this health...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nexus73 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Private practice vs hospital based practice
Hello all,
I’m looking into two different job offers right now. I’m a current anesthesia/pain fellow who is in the midst of finding a job.
1. Hospital Based
Pay: ~$75/wRVU with base guarantee approx 400k. Sign-on: ~50k for 4 years
Referral base is largely from small rural setting.
Malpractice with tail coverage
No Call; 4-day work week
Receptive administration; CEO is an MD
Practice currently has 1 other provider who I personally know. Very reasonable.
Cons: Less desirable living...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: chromuffin Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Anyone ever get private malpractice?
I am being asked to come on as med director for a private air transport service. The medics only administer prescribed meds in route and they apparently have never needed to call the med director for anything the past few years. It involves transport of stable patients and it sounds like my main (only) responsibility is ordering NS, oxygen, and ACLS drugs so they have them in stock. All protocols are already done. Apparently the old directors just didn’t have med mal which seems crazy but my...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 31, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: larpleston Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Is my pay fair? Private practice midwest.
Can anyone give an overview of the job market right now? Am I at a good place? I'm in a midwest general anesthesiology group, 1099 income making about $220 / hour. My actual time-in-chair anesthesia pay is a little higher, but $220 includes all the turnovers and scheduled gaps (so start of day to end of day). Pay my own malpractice/health/expenses. All cases are self-performed.
The main perk is I can take as much or as little vacation as I want and as much or as little call as I want...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: enhance Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
East Texas, starting salary > 500, 14 weeks off
We have several positions open in Longview TX due to retirement and people relocating.
Looking to staff up to 10 anesthesiologists, currently have six full time, one part time, and three locums.
Starting salary over $500k W2 regardless of experience. Sign-on bonus, CME fund, malpractice paid.
8 weeks PTO, call is a night float with the week off after night float (6-8 weeks per year). Home call, not in-house.
Blocks, bread and butter pedi, hearts negotiable (100 hearts per year)...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Anesthesia_tx Tags: Anesthesiology Positions Source Type: forums
Radiologist Behaving Badly
Unstoppable: This Doctor Has Been Investigated at Every Level of Government. How Is He Still Practicing?
Medical boards, a health department and even federal investigators have scrutinized Dr. James McGuckin’s vascular clinics. Today he still practices, despite a decadelong string of sanctions, fines and lawsuits.
www.propublica.org
Fraud, malpractice and losing privileges won’t stop this guy. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PainDrain Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Thinking of getting sued is consuming me
I've been out of residency a few weeks now and the thought of a malpractice suit is killing me. It's on my mind in every patient interaction. I find myself bending over backwards to accommodate patients because I'm afraid of a potential lawsuit down the road. Everyday I go to work in wondering if today is the day something happens that leads to a suit. It feels unsustainable to work in a career where this is always going to be a concern. I never thought I'd be so impacted by this yet here I...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jbomba Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Anyone here who started their own private practice?
How did you get patients? Did you send mailers? Just word of mouth?
I’m basically about to start my concierge weight loss clinic. Have only spent maybe $1500 so far and have website 80 percent done, emr is set up with full tele med capability, lab portal is set up. But once i got a quote for malpractice insurance, I’m starting to get cold feet.
The quote was for $5600, and that’s in fact for part time practice. And it’s a claims made policy so if i fail at the business or if it’s not...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: cyanide12345678 Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
1099 income, ballpark on taxes
Trying to figure out about how much I’d take home with a 1099 gig in florida. Could y’all help me?
500k 1099 income per year
I’d have to pay:
Health insurance (approx 25k per year)
Malpractice (approx 35k per year?)
401k (66k per year)
Figure these items are deductible and lower my taxable income to approx 374,000. Then I’m plugging this into an online tax calculator and putting 374k in as my 1099 income, my tax liability is about 105k. Is this about right?
thanks!
I toss around the idea...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: fittipaldi1of1 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Is the litigation risk in radiology overstated?
According to this NEJM study from 2011, the annual malpractice rate of radiology is slightly below the average of all specialties and only a few percentage points higher than fields like dermatology. I’ve never personally heard of a radiologist whose career was significantly impacted by litigation in any way. Yet I constantly hear about this as a drawback in rads...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: odyssey2 Tags: Radiology Source Type: forums
Private practice partnership track associate LOI
I just received a LOI for a private practice partnership track position that seems like an ideal fit professionally and personally. I plan to have a lawyer review everything but just wanted to get some other feedback as I'm not as familiar with these sorts of contracts as with academic contracts. The terms: associate compensation $280k + CME + malpractice, licensing, etc + $10k relocation bonus, 2 years to shareholder, $8k buy-in, shareholder compensation incremental over 3 years to full...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 30, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: munchkinsgato Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Getting Crushed by all these insurance bills
Gosh, how much are you guys paying in insurance bills per month? I feel like half my paycheck goes to insurance
-Disability
-Healthcare
-Malpractice
Then there's the car and the home. It never stops... (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: gasresident1 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Active Shooter Policies and Patient Abandonment
When I searched the last thread on this topic was quite old. I recently had to go through active shooter training from my hospital and it was the standard run-hide-fight. I am curious if anyone here knows of any court cases regarding patient abandonment during an active shooter with resulting malpractice or criminal charges? Likely stickier, what about those times the hospital calls a lockdown but it turns out later not to be an active shooter event?
Love to hear anyone's thoughts. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PTPoeny Tags: General Residency Issues Source Type: forums
Funding ridiculous studies OR Other Weird/Negative Trials
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1812405
Okay, maybe it’s just because I’m in pediatrics and if you don’t bag a patient who you are intubating in the unit... you’re essentially committing malpractice, but the NIH really needs to stop supporting stuff like this.
The hypothesis was that if you ventilate someone who you’ve sedated and relaxed, their SaO2 stays higher... that can’t be a serious question in 2019. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 9, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: SurfingDoctor Tags: Critical Care Source Type: forums
