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Medical Malpractice Risk Mitigation

Rumberger | Kirk

Viewpoint: Early Action Key to Mitigating Risk in Professional Liability Claims

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Professional liability claims impact a multitude of professions, including those in the legal, medical, financial and insurance industries. Claims for malpractice, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and related...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Hey Doc, Be Careful on TikTok - Legal Pitfalls of Healthcare Providers in the Social Media Age

Imagine you are scrolling on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or one of the multitude of other social media platforms that almost every one of us have on our devices, and you come across a video of a physician discussing medical...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Top Takeaways - Cybersecurity & Insurance Coverage in the Age of Telehealth: Understanding and Mitigating Your Risk

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With more frequent and more severe ransomware attacks against health care platforms and vendors and the increasing use of telemedicine, it is critical to understand how to proactively defend your organization using robust...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Cybersecurity & Insurance Coverage in the Age of Telehealth: Understanding and Mitigating Your Risk - April 8th, 12:00...

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Amid the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine became a vital resource for physicians and patients alike. Even with a potential “new normal” on the horizon, telemedicine is here to stay. But with the expansion of...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Minimizing Medical Malpractice Liability Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The federal government and several states have carved out legal immunities for providers treating COVID-19 patients on the front lines. These legal immunities, however, are temporary and in some cases narrowly drawn. In...more

Dechert LLP

Nursing Homes and Other Senior Living Facilities Can Take Practical Steps to Reduce Litigation Risks

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The COVID-19 pandemic finds nursing homes and other senior living facilities confronting unprecedented operational challenges and risks. The highly vulnerable population served, combined with the near impossibility of both...more

Baker Donelson

At the Crossroads: Legal Considerations Where Government Investigations Overlap with Tort Risk in Long Term Care

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In roughly the seventh week after a majority of states and the federal government issued emergency declarations or "lock down" executive orders, the true impact of COVID-19 is only beginning to be fully transparent. In long...more

Baker Donelson

Alabama Malpractice Liability and Immunities During COVID-19 Pandemic

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With the rapid and expansive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama health care providers may face a shortage of critical supplies, including ventilators and dialysis machines, which would require difficult decisions...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Now That Your Surgical Robot Has Hit the Market, When Will the Lawsuits Start?

Death and taxes are unavoidable. And if you create a popular product, so too are product liability lawsuits. In my practice, companies sometimes ask, “How soon after our surgical robot hits the market will we get sued?”...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

A Compliance Response to the Opioid Crisis: Part I – The Problem

Next week, I begin a five-part podcast series on emerging issues in healthcare compliance with Jesse Caplan, Managing Director of Corporate Oversight at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI), the sponsor of the series. Caplan has...more

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