by PPN | Sep 29, 2021 | Arizona
SOURCE: JD SUPRA It is now a little easier for healthcare providers to defend against medical malpractice claims. Last month, in Sampson v. Surgery Ctr. of Peoria, LLC, the Arizona Supreme Court held: If the cause of a patient’s death is (1) “disputed” and...
by PPN | Sep 29, 2021 | Arizona, Hawaii, National, Newsletter
Good Samaritan legislation re-introduced in House of Representatives A bipartisan bill to empower medical volunteers to deliver health care during large-scale disasters was re-introduced this month in the House of Representatives. The H.R. 5239, the Good Samaritan...
by PPN | Aug 27, 2021 | Alabama, National, Newsletter
Protect front line medical professionals from liability threats Many of the health care heroes and facilities that navigated the uncertainties of COVID-19 since early 2020 now face the possibility of being targeted by personal injury attorneys unless legislation is...
by PPN | Aug 27, 2021 | Alabama
SOURCE: WVTM 13 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey issued a new state of emergency Friday in hopes of slowing the surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Ivey’s office said the governor issued the “limited and narrowly-focused” state of emergency...
by PPN | Aug 27, 2021 | National
SOURCE: Medical Economics How a hodgepodge of federal and state telehealth waivers creates compliance concerns for providers practicing across state lines. In response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the federal government and state governments took a...
