Mandated care requires a careful balancing act
October 17, 2008
Physicians and other health care providers are operating under an increasing number of restraints, guidelines, regulations and laws.
These “mandates” are coming from multiple sources: state and federal governments, the courts, insurance companies, regulatory agencies and independent health care organizations that accredit and certify facilities and programs.
As other health care workers’ duties expand, so does physicians liability
June 12, 2008
From universal coverage and innovations in health information technology to growing physician shortages and soaring costs, Massachusetts finds its health care system stretched and strained.
Physicians in particular, at the center of the system, are being challenged in many ways – clinically, economically, politically and professionally.
Medical expert witness standards long overdue
March 17, 2008
By Maryanne C. Bombaugh, M.D.
Historically, judges have been responsible for deciding who is qualified to testify in their courtrooms.
Their decisions on admitting expert testimony are often critical to the outcomes of medical malpractice cases, and the factors judges should consider in making those decisions constitute one of the more contentious areas in professional liability law.
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