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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Getting the Best Medical Care: A Newsletter From Patrick Malone - October 2011

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 10/10/2011

In this issue: "NNT" -- What It Means and Why You Should Care; Finding NNT's for Any Condition; and Eye-Popping NNT's for Breast Cancer Screening. Every single recommendation you will ever get for health care -- at least...more

Transcending the Cloud - A Legal Guide to the Risks and Rewards of Cloud Computing

by Reed Smith on 8/9/2011

The interest level in storing health records in digital format has grown rapidly with the lower cost and greater availability and reliability of interoperable storage mechanisms and devices. Health care providers like...more

Electronic Medical Records

by Jingna Zhao on 7/6/2011

You may never need to fill out a form when you visit a doctor's office. Instead of having a different medical record number at each hospital or doctor's office, patients can have their entire medical history accessible online...more

Medical Practice Asset Protection - Two BIG liabilities with Simple Fixes

by IKE DEVJI on 2/22/2011

As we discussed in my previous article on employee lawsuit exposure, employment-related lawsuits are one of the biggest threats facing all employers today, including medical practices. In fact, the average small business in...more

Liability Risks Hamper Clinical Trials: Coherent, dependable scheme is needed to protect all participants.

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/11/2010

CLINICAL TRIALS, the testing of new medical treatments on humans, are often spoken of as an important source of new treatments for disease, but they are also an important alternative source of healthcare for many thousands of...more

Lawyers Beware: Take action now to protect healthcare information or risk stiff penalties!

by Jennifer Stiller on 2/1/2010

Beginning February 17, 2010,lawyers who represent clients in the healthcare industry face new statutory obligations to take affirmative steps to ensure the privacy of their clients’ patient information when it is transmitted...more