Tag: lawsuit

The single most important factor in successfully defending a lawsuit or protecting a dentist from liability is good recordkeeping by the dentist. Legal concerns aside, good dental records also improve the quality and consistency of patient care.

Dentists could potentially find themselves facing liability claims from patients who allege they contracted COVID-19 while receiving treatment at a dentist’s office, but whether that lawsuit will be successful is another question.

A recent New York Times column reports on a growing body of research shows that physician burnout and depression are linked to medical errors and that nearly half of physicians experience burnout at some point.

While there’s no getting around the intense emotions involved in being sued, a solid support system makes a big difference. This includes not only family, friends and colleagues but also skilled legal counsel.

MLMIC’s Winter 2017 Case Review includes a case study in which poor communication and failure to communicate contributed to a delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Medscape data offers some perspective related to medical liability and malpractice litigation.

If and when the day comes when you are served a subpoena, will you know what to do first and what steps to take next?

In this case, legal and risk management factors seriously impacted both the outcome of a newborn child as well as the outcome of the settlement negotiations.

Read about the real-life experience of one of MLMIC’s policyholders.

As part of our ongoing efforts to educate our member policyholders on current healthcare law and risk management issues, we’ve made available online two of our most highly rated risk management CME modules.