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Understanding Telehealth and the Risks of Medical Malpractice

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Telehealth practices can be tremendously helpful for patients who live in remote areas far from doctors. Telehealth can also protect healthcare providers and patients from exposure to infectious diseases. But telehealth...more

White and Williams LLP

What Comes Next? Implications of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Repeal of the Medical Malpractice Venue Rule

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On August 25, 2022, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued an Order amending Rules 1006, 2130, 2156, and 2179 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, all of which pertain to venue in civil actions. The court’s...more

Roetzel & Andress

Malpractice Insurance: What Physicians And Dentists Should Know About Their Coverage

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Many physicians and dentists have a lot of the same questions when it comes to malpractice insurance. What does my policy cover? Is it important to let my carrier know I practice in multiple locations? What happens to my...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

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[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

Robins Kaplan LLP

Robins Kaplan Justice Report Winter 2021 | VOL. 15 NO. 1

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ESTABLISHING DUTY IN CHILD SEX ABUSE CASES AGAINST THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES - In 2019, 13 states and the District of Columbia amended civil statutes to enlarge statutes of limitations for child sex abuse claims. Eight of...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Why Are We Putting Patients at Greater Risk by Holding Telemedicine Doctors to an Outdated Ordinary Standard of Care?

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Everything else in the world has changed, why not how we treat our doctors? If a doctor can only bill for a two-minute telemedicine consultation, why should that doctor be held to the ordinary standard of care? If insurance...more

McAfee & Taft

A brief history of the future: Healthcare amid the pandemic

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We want to share our perspective about various legal and regulatory issues and business challenges affecting the healthcare industry from COVID-19, along with a few anticipated changes in the legal and regulatory climate. ...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Recap: Telemedicine and Legal Issues You Should Know

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Telemedicine is a rapidly growing industry that uses telecommunications to gather, store, and communicate clinical information. It is a subcategory of telehealth, which is the broader term encompassing all uses of...more

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Technology and Trends in the Healthcare Industry, Part I: The Risks and Rewards of Remote Medicine

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Sick days are built in to nearly every workforce. As employers are aware, depending on an employee’s position and the duration of his or her time off, sick time may slow production or delay deadlines....more

Cozen O'Connor

Telemedicine Liability – The Real Numbers

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Amidst all the interesting legal and regulatory issues implicated by telemedicine, one issue less discussed is the potential liability exposure associated with telemedicine. Many critics have argued that the nature of how...more

Morris James LLP

Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Quarterly - Winter 2015-2016

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DELAWARE MOVES TO MAKE TELEMEDICINE MORE ACCESSIBLE - On July 7, 2015, Governor Jack Markell signed into law House Bill No. 69 (DE LEGIS 80 (2015), 2015 Delaware Laws Ch. 80 (H.B. 69)), which amends various provisions of...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Federation of State Medical Boards to Vote on Telemedicine Policy

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The March 20th edition of Modern Healthcare reports on a “patient centered telemedicine policy” to be voted on by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). I’ve attached links to both the article and to the FSMB model...more

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