by PPN | Jan 29, 2021 | National
SOURCE: Medscape Even if patients and families brought COVID-19 cases to them, plaintiff attorneys say they are leery of taking them because judges and jurors who have lived through this pandemic and know the ordeals of healthcare providers are unlikely to be...
by PPN | Dec 23, 2020 | National, Newsletter
HCLA continues push for COVID-19 liability protections 2020 was another active year for HCLA advocacy. Although this year’s final COVID-19 stimulus legislation failed to include liability protections for healthcare providers on the front lines of the COVID-19...
by PPN | Nov 24, 2020 | National, Newsletter
Neurosurgery journal examines medicolegal issues across the practice The November issue of Neurosurgical Focus closely examines the overlap between medical and legal challenges faced by neurosurgeons both in the U.S. and around the world. With 22 peer-reviewed...
by PPN | Oct 29, 2020 | National
SOURCE: The Doctors Company Long before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, telemedicine was part of the standard delivery of care in the U.S., but used very rarely. By the end of April, telemedicine visits had skyrocketed to nearly one million visits per week.1 (By...
by PPN | Oct 29, 2020 | National
SOURCE: Medical Economics What you need to know to protect your practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of unknowns into the practice of medicine. Doctors are already dealing with diagnosing and treating people affected by the deadly virus while trying to...
by PPN | Oct 29, 2020 | National, Newsletter
Alternative approaches to COVID-19 liability As the COVID-19 pandemic reaches new heights into the fall and winter, an opinion piece highlights the medical liability crisis that could lie ahead — and an alternative resolution. Writing in the Journal of the American...
