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PPAC and Its Possible Effects on Medical Expense Tort Damages Image

PPAC and Its Possible Effects on Medical Expense Tort Damages

H. Thomas Watson

In last month's issue, we began a discussion of how the mandatory health insurance requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPAC) could work to reduce the amount of tort damages recoverable for medical expenses. We continue herein.

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Hospital-Acquired Infections Are on the Rise

Brandon A. Swartz

On Oct. 16, 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in Atlanta, issued a press release stating that, for the first time, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus auereus (MRSA) was killing more people than AIDS.

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Medicare Set-Asides in Med-Mal and Personal Injury Litigation

Barbara D. Goldberg

An issue that arises with increasing frequency is whether, and to what extent, funds should be allocated from a settlement to provide for future medical costs that Medicare would otherwise be required to pay.

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A roundup of the latest information.

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Verdicts

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Recent key rulings are analyzed.

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The latest important information.

mHealth: Boon or Bane? Image

mHealth: Boon or Bane?

Linda S. Crawford

Until issues of privacy and security can be addressed, it would be best for physicians to limit their use of mHealth to nonconfidential communications. The risks currently outweigh the benefits.

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Federal Health Care Law May Reduce or Eliminate Future Medical Expense Tort Damages Image

Federal Health Care Law May Reduce or Eliminate Future Medical Expense Tort Damages

H. Thomas Watson

The mandatory health insurance requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPAC) should significantly reduce the amount of tort damages recoverable for medical expenses. Here's how.

Top Tips: Reducing the Risks and Managing the Consequences of Radiation Injury Image

Top Tips: Reducing the Risks and Managing the Consequences of Radiation Injury

Kevin Quinley

Radiology professionals and firms that manufacture radiology equipment must anticipate the possibilities of tort claims, and plan ahead to limit the damage they can cause.

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<B><I>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> <b>Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Individual Mandate</b>

Alyson M. Palmer

The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 12 gave a partial victory to challengers of the 2010 federal health care overhaul, finding unconstitutional the part of the law that requires individuals to obtain health insurance but upholding the rest of the statute.

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