New Year will Bring New Legal and Lawsuit Challenges for Physicians
One of these challenges involves HIPPA compliance, as the healthcare industry rapidly migrates from a paper focused system to an electronic health record system. The HIPPA Privacy Rule, which governs...
View ArticleLawsuits Originates in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act | Donald...
Since the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in June 2012, there have been numerous lawsuits by religious organizations and religious employers as a result of objections to the so-called...
View ArticleLitigation & Lawsuits From Hospital Integration | Donald Saelinger
Will physician/hospital integration lead to litigation and lawsuits as reimbursement dwindles? Medical practices have been aligning and integrating with hospitals over the last several years to form...
View ArticleWhat Next for Christianity and Catholic Church | Donald Saelinger
The unexpected announcement by Pope Benedict XVI that he will step down from his pontifical duties on Feb. 28 came as a stunning surprise to the Catholic faithful and to the Christian world. I am...
View ArticleHigh-Value and Patient Focused
Is it high-value and patient focused or is it disruptive and lawsuit prone? Twenty years ago, physicians who chose a career in primary care did not imagine a professional life restricted to the...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Lawsuit Reform
Healthcare reform and universal healthcare coverage for all Americans: Is it “slip, slidin’ away? Where is the Medical Malpractice lawsuit reform? Who will pay for it? The Patient Protection and...
View ArticleDonald Saelinger Lawsuit | Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Insurance
Recently, American Medical News reported that medical malpractice lawsuit insurance premiums have begun to soften but this is thought to be a temporary decline. Overall, across the United States,...
View ArticleDefensive Medicine to Prevent Malpractice | Donald Saelinger Lawsuit
The American medical liability and medical malpractice lawsuit system remains a very vexing problem for physicians and patients. The fear of a lawsuit not only places a wedge between physicians and...
View ArticleLitigation, Lawsuits, & Patient Care Disruption | Donald Saelinger Lawsuit
Is it the ultimate solution for increasing quality and reducing the cost of healthcare for Americans? Will it result in litigation, lawsuits, and patient care disruption? Healthcare reform (Affordable...
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