Effective Collaboration Between Doctors and Advanced Practice Providers: Strategies for Physicians
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In the wake of the March 13, 2014 Florida Supreme Court ruling that a 2003 law limiting damages in medical-malpractice cases was deemed unconstitutional, a more difficult, “hard market” is predicted to hit Florida’s malpractice insurance market soon. What should we be considering in our medical practice to be prepared? Just like creating a hurricane
Exclusive Remedy Upheld By Florida Supreme Court By Tom Murphy In a previous article, I provided information regarding a ruling by Judge Jorge E. Cueto of Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in which Judge Cueto ruled the state’s workers’ compensation “exclusive remedy” provision was unconstitutional. He went on to say that the workers’ compensation reforms
By Tom Murphy On February 10, 2015, a Palm Beach County jury returned a verdict of $8.5 million against MDVIP, the largest concierge medical practice in the country. This is believed to be the first medical-malpractice verdict against MDVIP and the first against any concierge physician-management company. The verdict confirmed that the jury found MDVIP
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued its 2014 Results and Accomplishments Report. The Report contains important system information related to lost-time claims and medical costs as well as outcome and performance measures for each of the Division’s major program areas. To view the Report, click here.