Sheltering Personal Assets from Medical Malpractice Liability Is Overrated
Why excess-limits verdicts against physicians are rare and not something you need to plan for financially There…
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Sheltering Personal Assets from Medical Malpractice Liability Is Overrated
Why excess-limits verdicts against physicians are rare and not something you need to plan for financially There... -
Asset-protection Planning May Be Your Best Defense Against a Medical Malpractice Judgment
Steps ED physicians can take without a lawyer to protect their personal savings from an excess-limits verdict... -
Aetna Agrees to Settlement Regarding Unfair Payments to Out-of-Network Providers
Steps health care providers can take to claim funds from the $120 million settlement pool Aetna has...
Asset-protection Planning May Be Your Best Defense Against a Medical Malpractice Judgment
Steps ED physicians can take without a lawyer to protect their personal savings from an excess-limits verdict…
Aetna Agrees to Settlement Regarding Unfair Payments to Out-of-Network Providers
Steps health care providers can take to claim funds from the $120 million settlement pool Aetna has…
Pros and Cons of Independent Contractor Status for ED Physicians
Differences, advantages, and pitfalls of working as an IC versus a hospital employee in the ED In…
New Employment Contract Pitfalls to Avoid
A contract is an agreement between two parties. To be legally binding, a contract must have an…
Asset Protection for the EM Physician: Consider These 10 Steps Before You Are Sued
If you practice emergency medicine long enough, odds are that you will become a defendant in a…
The Enemy Should Not Be Us! – We Have Met the Enemy, Part III
In our 2010 all College Medical Legal survey, we learned that many ACEP members participate in the…
Dr. Peter Rosen Honored by Washington University
In a May ceremony in St. Louis, emergency medicine pioneer Dr. Peter Rosen received an honorary doctor…
Influence on the clinical practice of emergency medicine
Experts have estimated that defensive medicine wastes up to $210 billion annually. Medicolegal concerns have been cited…
We have met the enemy (Part II)
[Editor’s Note: Last month’s column discussed dealing with an unethical expert before a trial.] What can you…