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Medical Malpractice Claims and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Part four of Healthcare Matter’s interview with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, Dr. Jena addresses the impact of the doctor-patient relationship on medical malpractice suits. Though he states that the idea that patients are less likely to sue a physician with whom they have a good relationship seems to be valid, he goes on to say […]
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The Link between Physician Spending and Medical Malpractice Claims
In part three of Healthcare Matter’s interview with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, we discuss additional findings in his study, Physician spending and subsequent risk of malpractice claims: observational study, including the potential link between physicians spending more and getting sued less often. Dr. Jena speculates on reasons for the link, such as patients who get […]
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Greater Use of Resources vs. Defensive Medicine: What’s the Difference?
In the second part of our Healthcare Matters interview with Dr. Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, we discuss the difference between defensive medicine and greater use of resources. Dr. Jena clarifies that, even if a physician is motivated by liability concerns to order more tests or procedures, it does not necessarily mean that the physician is […]
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Does Defensive Medicine “Work”?
Defensive medicine is a difficult problem to pin down. Though the majority of physicians report practicing defensive medicine when surveyed, it is difficult to determine the true scale of the issue and its influence on the healthcare system. Join us on Healthcare Matters as we sit down with Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD to discuss […]
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Big Data and Medical Liability Risks
Leveraging Big Data to Mitigate Medical Liability Risks, Improve Practice Economics The era of big data in medicine is here, and it promises to improve the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare, increase profitability, reduce waste, predict epidemics, cure diseases and help avoid adverse medical outcomes. Of course, its success is reliant upon collecting the […]
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The ACA and Economic Damages in Medmal Verdicts
The Affordable Care Act’s Potential to Subrogate Future Care Portion of Economic Damages in Medical Liability Verdicts By Michael Matray Editor of the Medical Liability Monitor While political partisans and healthcare pundits have been arguing over the constitutionality and/or practical effectiveness of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act since it was enacted six years […]
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Legislative Challenges to Telemedicine
Telemedicine offers many opportunities to patients, physicians and the healthcare system, including greater access and the possibility of lowering costs. However, telemedicine is also subject to state laws and regulations, which can make it easier to use in some locations than in others. For example, though Texas has a large and underserved rural population, Texas […]
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PIAA 2016 Medical Liability Conference Recap
by Michael Matray, editor of Medical Liability Monitor Hosted in the nation’s capitol during the most bizarre, contentious election year in recent memory, the 2016 PIAA Medical Liability Conference convened from May 11 – 13 to foster discussion about the factors currently driving the medical professional liability industry as well as the emerging trends it […]
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New York’s Medical Malpractice Market in the Spotlight
by Michael Matray, editor of Medical Liability Monitor New York’s medical malpractice insurance market was the subject of two lengthy articles last month that examined the state’s shifting competitive landscape and the questionable finances of its second-largest insurer of medical liability, Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI). In an article dated April 9, Politico New York primarily […]
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