Inaccurate Reports / Biopsies / Results
Please beware of new EMR software. Two different cases have had scenarios of various tests results being so off that the physician got in trouble for the obviously incorrect results. … Continued
Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict in a Case of Postoperative Foot Drop
Our claims team secured a defense verdict in Queens County Supreme Court in a case involving an allegation of an operative iatrogenic injury to the right peroneal nerve during a … Continued
Debt Collections
Debt collection has become an important fact of life for today’s health care provider. You must be careful that you are following the law when attempting to collect debts owed … Continued
On Call Documentation
Many of you are on call every few days. You will sometimes get a phone call in the middle of the night from the hospitalist covering your patient. Whatever your … Continued
Chaperones
I know we have been down this path before. However, recent news dictates a revisit. The easiest way for the practitioner to avoid charges of licentious conduct with a patient, … Continued
Defense Verdict in a Case of a Hamstring Tear with Avulsion
Our claims team obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an orthopedic surgeon, in a case of a right hamstring avulsion with alleged disability and development of complex regional pain … Continued
Employment Contracts
It is that time of year again that many employment contracts are being offered to departing residents and fellows. Most of these new physicians do not know the difference between … Continued
Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict in a Case of a Developmentally Delayed Child Following Delivery
Our claims team secured a defense verdict in Bronx County Supreme Court on behalf of 2 obstetricians in a case involving the delivery of an infant at 33 weeks gestation … Continued
Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict in a Case of Haldol Administration
This is a case of a 97-year old female with a host of co-morbidities and multiple hospitalizations. Of her myriad illnesses, the patient had Parkinson’s disease and a history of … Continued
HIPAA violation?
Ever been put in the middle of a problem concerning the imminent safety of a person, not your patient? If this concern involves a real threat to this person’s safety, … Continued