Posted on January 14, 2009 by pookiemd
Just as hospitals are encouraging us to apologize for our mistakes, comes a warning from Steven I. Kern, JD. He cautions that admitting errors may result in loss of malpractice coverage. He states :
For example, many malpractice insurance policies include a clause that allows the carrier to deny coverage if you do anything that adversely [...]
Filed under: Health Care Delivery, malpractice | Tagged: JD, malpractice, physicians, saying I'm sorry | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 16, 2008 by pookiemd
Being the socially responsible, business minded physician that I am, (NO this is not an oxymoron!), I read with interest the commentary from the Jama, October 15, 2008 issue (pp 1806-1808), titled, “The Professional Ethics of Billing and Collections,” by Mark A. Hall, JD and Carl E. Schneider, JD. After I calmed myself about having [...]
Filed under: Health Care Delivery, health insurance | Tagged: AMA, doctor, healthcare, JAMA, JD, lawyers, payment, primary care, self insured, uninsured | 6 Comments »
