April 26, 2024
Informed Consent and Dentistry
One of the contributing factors that often leads to dental malpractice litigation is the failure to obtain adequate informed consent from a dental patient.
Tag: litigation
April 26, 2024
One of the contributing factors that often leads to dental malpractice litigation is the failure to obtain adequate informed consent from a dental patient.
March 13, 2023
In a message from MLMIC Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lombardo, Dr. Lombardo discusses the instance of a malpractice case that goes to jury trial, including words of reassurance and insights from his own experience. Read his note, which serves as an introduction to the Q1 2023 issue of The Scope: Dental Edition.
April 5, 2018
At the upcoming New York State Osteopathic Medical Society (NYSOMS) Regional Osteopathic Convention (ROC-NY), MLMIC legal and risk management experts will be presenting on two topics: one related to litigation and the other to social media.
December 29, 2017
A recent New York Times column reports on a growing body of research shows that physician burnout and depression are linked to medical errors and that nearly half of physicians experience burnout at some point.
October 20, 2016
If a provider is sued for medical malpractice, an improper alteration of the patient’s medical record may very well destroy his or her ability to defend the case. This is true even if the medical care in question was entirely appropriate.
November 12, 2014
In this case, legal and risk management factors seriously impacted both the outcome of a newborn child as well as the outcome of the settlement negotiations.
August 13, 2014
Read about the real-life experience of one of MLMIC’s policyholders.
August 5, 2014
As part of our ongoing efforts to educate our member policyholders on current healthcare law and risk management issues, we’ve made available online two of our most highly rated risk management CME modules.