Dr. MedLaw

Board-certified radiologist and a malpractice attorney “Dr. MedLaw” covers all things at the intersection of medicine and law.

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What the Jury Never Gets to Hear

Jurors will never hear every fact in a medical malpractice case…and that is frankly often to the doctor’s advantage.

Feb 14, 2024

Making Sure You Find the Right Coverage

All doctors need some coverage help, but to avoid legal issues, it’s important to be clear and know the practices of the groups you partner with.

Nov 29, 2023

How Fair Is the Standard of Care?

If every patient is unique, can an overarching metric really be pinned down enough to declare that a given doctor was negligent as a legal certainty?

Nov 02, 2023

What Does Negligence Really Mean?

Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant. They

Sep 20, 2023

Navigating Worker Classification: Independent Contractor Versus Employee

Q: A cardiology fellow at my hospital is very good, and I would like to bring him into my practice when he completes training. However, I want to keep my options open, and he is unsure whether he will live in the area, so we agreed that he would s

Sep 14, 2023

Steer Clear of Referral Fee Arrangements

Dr. MedLaw explains why physicians must avoid any payment-for-business schemes with healthcare service providers.

Sep 07, 2023

Guidelines for Allowing Non-Medical Students to Shadow Your Practice

Q: A patient’s daughter, a high school senior, had accompanied her mother for her semi-annual eye examination. The daughter was very attentive to what I was doing and told me that she would soon be starting a pre-med program in college. She thou

Aug 24, 2023

Dealing With a Sham Peer Review

The term “peer review” embodies what the evaluation of a doctor should be: an assessment by other physicians. However, it can be co-opted by personal grievance or business competition, and so doctors need to be aware of how to safeguard their inte

Jul 20, 2023

Dr. MedLaw Q&A: Ensuring Ethical Consulting Compensation

I was recently contacted about consulting for a medical malpractice law firm. How should I bill for this? Can I set up a retainer?

Jul 11, 2023

Dr. MedLaw Q&A: When It Is Appropriate to Disclose Personal Health Information to Police

Patient vandalized an office after being refused narcotics for an undetectable back injury, saying he couldn’t be turned in because “you can’t tell on a patient.”

Jul 07, 2023

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Board-certified radiologist and a malpractice attorney “Dr. MedLaw” covers all things at the intersection of medicine and law.

Preparing for Deductibles to Reset, Part 1: Staff Training & Patient Communication

A Physician’s Reaction to the UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting

How to Address & Process Emotional Trauma as a Physician

What the Jury Never Gets to Hear

Making Sure You Find the Right Coverage

How Fair Is the Standard of Care?

What Does Negligence Really Mean?

Navigating Worker Classification: Independent Contractor Versus Employee

Steer Clear of Referral Fee Arrangements

Guidelines for Allowing Non-Medical Students to Shadow Your Practice

Dealing With a Sham Peer Review

Dr. MedLaw Q&A: Ensuring Ethical Consulting Compensation

Dr. MedLaw Q&A: When It Is Appropriate to Disclose Personal Health Information to Police

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Preparing for Deductibles to Reset, Part 1: Staff Training & Patient Communication

A Physician’s Reaction to the UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting

How to Address & Process Emotional Trauma as a Physician

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