Yearly Archives: 2014

Sony, Target and Your Medical Practice

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What do Sony, Target and your medical practice have in common? Much more than you may think! Last December we all watched as Target announced that they had fallen victim to a cyber-attack and a vast amount of financial and personal data from customers was stolen. To date, Target has been fighting various lawsuits, including

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AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS LIABILITY – INSURANCE PRIMER

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Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), by the nature of their business, always face liability risks. Although many of these risks can be lessened through implementation of risk-management practices, they can rarely be eliminated. Thus, it is prudent to define a liability-insurance program that addresses the ASC’s needs and ensures your peace of mind should the unexpected

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Florida Workers’ Comp System in Jeopardy

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Judge rules “exclusive remedy” provision unconstitutional By Tom Murphy In a recent ruling, Judge Jorge E. Cueto of Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court ruled (in Florida Workers’ Advocates v. State of Florida) that the state’s workers’ compensation “exclusive remedy” provision is unconstitutional. Judge Cueto indicated that the workers’ compensation reforms of 2003 have “decimated” comp

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OCMS Welcomes New Executive Leadership

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The Board of Directors of the Orange County Medical Society (OCMS) is extremely pleased to announce the new Executive Leadership of the organization.  The OCMS has entered into an agreement with Cobbe Consulting & Management (CCM) for Fraser Cobbe to serve as the new Executive Director of the association. Mr. Cobbe has extensive experience in

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Focus on Emergency Preparedness

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RISK MANAGEMENT TIPS AND RESOURCES FROM MEDICAL PROTECTIVE American College of Emergency Physicians — EMS and Disaster  Preparedness The American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP’s) EMS and Disaster Preparedness webpage currently focuses on the effects of bombings and other mass casualty events. The page provides numerous links to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s

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Is Bankruptcy Worth Your Medical License?

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By Matt Gracey According to statistics, millions of Americans file for bankruptcy every year.  For most people, the process is relatively simple and absolves them of the cost of most unsecured debts.  For physicians, it may not be quite that simple.  In addition to a seven year blemish on your credit history, bankruptcy may be

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Cyber Breach: The Dark Side of Technology

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Tweet By Tom Murphy Cyber Breach has certainly become the he dark side of technology. Over the past year, we have seen a number of high-profile cases involving privacy breaches that included personal health information (AvMed), credit-card data (Target), and Social Security numbers, as well as other important personal information. Cyber, or privacy, breaches are
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Ponemon Institute Releases 2014 Cost of Data Breach: Global Analysis

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Throughout the world, companies are finding that data breaches have become as common as a cold but far more expensive to treat. With the exception of Germany, companies had to spend more on their investigations, notification and response when their sensitive and confidential information was lost or stolen. As revealed in the 2014 Cost of

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Many states that passed malpractice caps a decade ago should expect to see judicial review because caps aren’t passing constitutional muster and aren’t delivering on what they advertised, says a legal expert.

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John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, April 28, 2014 The Florida Supreme Court's ruling this spring invalidating that state's 11-year-old cap on damages in medical malpractice suits marks the latest successful challenge to state laws across the nation that critics say enrich insurance companies but deny due process to grievously injured people. "It is unfortunately a
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Caps in Malpractice Cases Thrown Out – What Next?

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Tweet By Matt Gracey, Jr. On Thursday, March 13, 2014, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a 2003 law limiting damages in medical-malpractice cases is unconstitutional. The long-awaited ruling came in the case of a Panhandle woman who died of complications after giving birth in 2006. The court ruled 5-2 that a cap on "non-economic"
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