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Efforts to Reduce Med-Mal Litigation Image

Efforts to Reduce Med-Mal Litigation

Linda S. Crawford

Physicians and other health care providers continue to be worried about being sued, even in states that have enacted "tort reform." These fears are not unrealistic.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of a recent ruling.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

An item of key importance are discussed.

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Med Mal News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Two recent items of importance.

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<i>Hadden</i> and Medicare's 'Full Reimbursement' Rule Image

<i>Hadden</i> and Medicare's 'Full Reimbursement' Rule

David Axelrad & Robert Wright

By adopting a construction of the Act that allows the government to obtain full reimbursement of Medicare payments from a discounted settlement, even if the reimbursement exhausts the settlement, the Sixth Circuit's opinion chills settlement and undermines the efficient use of judicial resources.

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Physician Migration and Hospital Captives

Nicholas S. Gaudiosi

Modifications to health care delivery are changing at a pace that far exceeds anyone's expectations ' and perhaps exceeds our ability to react and respond in a fashion that protects both provider and patient.

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Lost in Translation: Electronic Medical Records, HIPAA and Litigation

R. Christina Wall & Neil T. Edwards

Health care providers and their attorneys must be aware of the risk management issues created by the cross-requirements of HIPAA and HITECH, including how the electronic medical record (EMR) will be viewed and interpreted in the event of litigation.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law Image

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law

Marcia Coyle

In a stunning victory for the Obama administration, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 upheld the centerpiece of the nation's new health care law ' the so-called individual mandate to buy insurance ' as a constitutional exercise of Congress' taxing authority.

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Med Mal News

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Two recent items of importance.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of recent rulings.

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