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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.
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.
Attorneys Respond to Medical Professional Liability FAQs on Diagnostic Test Follow-up
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review attorneys’ answers to frequently asked questions on medical professional liability related to diagnostic test follow-up.
Attorneys Respond to Medical Professional Liability FAQs on the Doctor-Patient Relationship
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review attorneys’ answers to frequently asked questions on medical professional liability related to the doctor-patient relationship, including legal guidance on when the relationship begins and how to discharge a patient.
Update on Status of New York and Border State Regulation of Telehealth
Our insureds are encouraged to review newly enacted provisions of the Public Health Law. These amendments hold implications for our insureds related to telehealth delivery.