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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: February 2015
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Monday, February 16, 2015. 8220;Assistant Physicians,” Solution to Physician Shortage, or Recipe for Disaster? I have many concerns about this law. 8226; Risk to Patients: people in these rural/underserved areas will be treated by physicians with minimal clinical training and will be doing so with no direct supervision. Will they be able to obtain malpractice insurance? Defying...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: “Assistant Physicians,” Solution to Physician Shortage, or Recipe for Disaster?
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Monday, February 16, 2015. 8220;Assistant Physicians,” Solution to Physician Shortage, or Recipe for Disaster? I have many concerns about this law. 8226; Risk to Patients: people in these rural/underserved areas will be treated by physicians with minimal clinical training and will be doing so with no direct supervision. Will they be able to obtain malpractice insurance? Defying...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: September 2012
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Tuesday, September 18, 2012. A Novel Approach to Medical Liability Reform, No-Fault Liability. I have written multiple articles on Medical Liability and its reform. Another idea has been proposed, institution of a no-fault liability system. There is currently a proposal in the Florida legislature to create what they have named, a Patients’ Compensation System. 8220;If an effect...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: Negligent Referral
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Saturday, October 25, 2014. Did you know that physicians can be sued under the theory of negligent referral? Physicians can also be held liable for referring the patient to the wrong type of specialist, for example, if you refer a patient to a Neurologist, when they really need to see a Neurosurgeon. What is the best way to avoid getting sued under this doctrine? American Assoc...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: February 2012
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Sunday, February 26, 2012. The Physician Payment Sunshine Provision. If the companies do not comply with the provision they could face a $150,000 fine for failing to make the report and up to $ 1 million for failing to report transfers of value. CMS anticipates beginning requiring data collection sometime in 2012, with reports due sometime in 2013. Saturday, February 25, 2012.
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: March 2014
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Saturday, March 29, 2014. Is the End of the $250,000 Malpractice Cap Looming Near? Regina Bailey, M.D., J.D., LL.M. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Regina Bailey, M.D., J.D., LL.M. View my complete profile. Links to some of my publications. Resident Liability in Medical Malpractice. The Texas Medical Jurisprudence Examination Study Guide. Cybermedicine: What You Need to Know. Shop ...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: August 2012
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Tuesday, August 21, 2012. New Law in Texas Requires Vaccination of Healthcare Providers. It has been well documented that unvaccinated health care workers have been implicated in hospital outbreaks of influenza. A new law in Texas seeks to help reduce these outbreaks. More information can be found in the August 2012 issue of Texas Medicine:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Lega...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: March 2012
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Saturday, March 24, 2012. Supreme Court Oral Arguments on the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act Set to Begin on March 26th. It will be very interesting to see the arguments unfold. Although the arguments will be completed this week, a decision from the Court won't be made until sometime this summer. Regina Bailey, M.D., J.D., LL.M. Thursday, March 22, 2012. A recent ...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: April 2012
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Massachusetts Implements Program for Disclosing Mistakes, Apologizing and Offering Compensation In Lieu of Litigation. In an effort to reform Medical Liability, Massachusetts has created what they call the. 8220;Road Map to Reform,’’. The purpose of this plan is for doctors and nurses to fully disclose mistakes to patients and apologize. Kowalczyk, L&...
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community: June 2013
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Health Law Blog for the Medical Community. Health Law, Medical Law and Medical Ethics Issues and Topics Encountered in Medicine. Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The State of Medical Malpractice Payouts. I have written a few articles and blog posts about medical malpractice. A company recently published a study of medical malpractice claims from 2012. Some interesting findings are:. New York had the highest dollar amount of total payouts for 2012, $763,088, 250. A link to that study can be found here:. Http:/ www...
