Surviving a Med Mal Lawsuit
Emergency Physician Pens Doctor’s Roadmap to Litigation Success
On a stormy Thanksgiving several years ago, Mark Plaster, MD, JD, had just offered heartfelt thanks to God for a bountiful year when the doorbell rang. Excusing himself from family and friends, he answered the door to find a deputy sheriff with a letter in hand. “I’m really sorry doctor to do this to you on Thanksgiving,” he apologized. “It’s just my job.” Click Here for More ...
LYNNE JETER |
Raising a Voice
More Hospitals Turning to Nursing Shared Governance
When the professional guideline committee that reviews dress code at North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) brought up the question—What about nurses going back to wearing all white instead of different colored scrubs so patients could more easily identify them?—the 1,200 staff nurses at America’s largest rural nonprofit hospital were glad to have council representation in the form of nursing shared governance. Click Here for More ...
LYNNE JETER |
Stark Reality
Multi-Specialty Practices Anxiously Await MedPac Recommendations for Imaging
Over the past few years, there has been a gradual chipping away of allowed reimbursements for imaging. Tightening Stark regulations have largely been driven by concern over the rising costs of advanced diagnostic imaging and soaring utilization rates. Click Here for More ...
CINDY SANDERS |
There’s an App for That!
Medical Applications for Mobile Technology are Burgeoning
With mobile technologies advancing, so too are medical uses of those technologies – and the ride has just begun, predicts one expert. Click Here for More ...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
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