Hospitals and physicians spend millions of dollars in legal fees, along with years of litigation and court hearings, on medical malpractice suits. What if you could wipe that all way with a simple, sincere apology?
A rash of cases in 2012 have piqued the interest of healthcare systems and legal experts on the matter of peer review protections. These cases serve as a timely reminder that medical staff services departments should take some time to review their procedures and ensure they are...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia granted a plaintiff's motion to compel discovery of a hospital's fall prevention policies, training materials, and incident reports after a patient fell while his bed sensor was turned off and suffered injuries that...
