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Evolving State Regulations Limit Practice of Telehealth
New revisions to telehealth regulation revoke temporary flexibility around state licensing and could disrupt care for both physicians and patients.
The newest issue of The Scope: Medical Edition, MLMIC’s risk management publication, is now available online and offers the latest health, legal, risk management and insurance information.
Selling Your Dental Practice: Tips From A Healthcare Law Attorney
At some point in time, every dentist who owns his or her practice will contemplate selling, whether as an exit strategy, pathway to retirement or, occasionally, by necessity. Planning and closing your sale will take time, and beginning the process early will serve you, your employees and your buyer’s future patients.
Responding to Online Reviews and Social Media Posts
These strategies will help physicians identify and respond to negative social media reviews in an appropriate manner, while continuing to provide optimum care to patients.
Q&A: Can Providers Refuse to Treat Patients Who Are Unvaccinated Against COVID-19?
What are providers’ options when patients refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine? The law firm of Fager Amsler Keller & Schoppmann, LLC, informs providers about what they can, should and should not do in the face of such a situation.
Talk Studio: 2021 Legislative Impacts on New York Physicians and Hospitals
Episode 2 of MLMIC’s “Talk Studio” features a conversation on legislative developments that impact medical liability and medical practice in New York.
Q&A: Expired Pandemic-Related Executive Orders
This Q&A shares legal perspective on expired pandemic-related executive orders pertaining to healthcare delivery in New York State.
Know Your Limits: A Q&A on Medical Professional Liability Coverage
Hospitals and healthcare practitioners can better protect themselves by being informed regarding the medical professional liability coverage they have and the coverage of those practicing around them.
Case Study: Good Documentation Leads to a Verdict for the Dentist
An adult patient with poor oral hygiene routinely visited a MLMIC-insured dentist for years. The poor home care led to extensive periodontal treatment, and the patient filed a lawsuit against the insured which eventually went to trial. Comprehensive documentation on the insured’s part played a pivotal part in the defense. Find out what happened in this case study, complete with a legal perspective from Fager, Amsler, Keller & Schoppmann attorneys.
Case Study: Poor Patient Relations and Prolonged Treatment Result in Large Settlement
An adult patient went to a MLMIC-insured orthodontist requesting treatment to make his teeth perfect. Seven years later, the patient filed a lawsuit claiming that the orthodontist’s treatment was careless, reckless and contraindicated. What went wrong? Find out in this case study, complete with a legal and risk management perspective from a Fager, Amsler, Keller & Schoppmann attorney.