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Marketing
Injuries Mount as Sales Reps for Device Makers Cozy Up to Surgeons, Even in Operating RoomsDevice makers train sales reps to offer surgeons technical guidance in the operating room on the use of their products.
Clinical Care
Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their ProductsSpineFrontier allegedly paid kickbacks to surgeons who agreed to implant the highly profitable devices in hundreds of patients.
Clinical Care
Apologies Restore Trust When Physicians Make Errors, Erode Patient Experience Evidence shows that genuine apologies reduce the risk of malpractice litigation when medical errors occur.
Innovation
How Healthcare Providers Can Mitigate 3 Telehealth RisksUsing telehealth poses risks for healthcare providers including misdiagnosis.
Strategy
Med Liability Premiums Saw Widespread Increases in 2020An AMA analysis shows the highest prevalence of medical liability premium increases since 2005.
Clinical Care
Decade of Data Provides Insights Into Malpractice Claims and Patient SafetyCoverys report shows areas at greatest need for clinical care improvement and risk management.
Strategy
Avoid Lawsuits During the COVID-19 PandemicA federal attorney shares the types of lawsuits threatening hospitals and health systems during the pandemic and the steps that...
Clinical Care
Preoperative Assessments Key Factor in Anesthesia Malpractice ClaimsThe lead author of a new report identifies four ways to promote preoperative assessments by anesthesiologists.
Clinical Care
Hospitals Need to Brace for Upward Trend in Malpractice ClaimsA new report shows an increase in the average value of paid claims as well as a hike in the...
Finance
To Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In CancunHospital costs in the U.S. are so high that it made financial sense for a surgeon from Milwaukee and a...
Clinical Care
How to Manage Malpractice Risk in Your Emergency DepartmentThere are a several areas where hospitals can manage ED malpractice risk, including medical condition diagnosis and opioid prescribing.
Clinical Care
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Military Medical Malpractice CaseJustices won?t alter the rule that prevents active-duty military members from suing the government for negligence. The challenge came from...