Physician Practice Articles by Topic: Malpractice Prevention

Malpractice: Admissions and the medical apology

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 10, October 1, 2008

  If a police officer pulls you over—and you both know full well you were speeding—he or...

Healthcare lawyers: Thinking beyond malpractice, toward practice consulting and problem solving

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 11, November 1, 2007

  Lawyers aren't just hired guns that protect your practice from a malpractice lawsuit. They can also...

Good documentation avoids malpractice trouble

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 3, March 1, 2007

  Medical malpractice. These are perhaps the two most feared words in the healthcare industry...

Malpractice costs: Share and share alike

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 4, April 1, 2005

  Malpractice costs: Share and share alike Group practices can benefit from shared-limit policies...

Are office staff malpractice targets?

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 4, April 1, 2005

  Are office staff malpractice targets? Managers, coders fear they're next in line for litigation...

Malpractice insurance: Understand the crisis to protect your practice

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 1, January 14, 2004

  More cases and larger fines have caused malpractice insurance premiums to skyrocket recently...