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Protecting Providers: Support, Data, & Expertise

Receive first-hand advice from your peers, as well as resources from legal and clinical experts. We hope to arm those of you who have the misfortune to face an allegation of malpractice, with tools to help you better navigate the experience. Above all, we want you to know we are here should you need us.

The Earlier the Better: More MedMal Insurers Offer Real-Time Support After Patient Harm

The goal of these new early resolution and communication programs isn’t just transparency, but early and added involvement from the insurer and the health institution. And it almost doesn’t matter if there was any negligence. It also doesn’t seem to lead to more lawsuits and higher costs.

Getting Clinicians in Lawsuits to Care for Selves is Hard

How a clinician is coping with the impact of being sued can be a significant factor in how effective he or she is as a defendant. But getting clinicians to accept help is often a challenge.

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FAQs About Legal Issues Legal advice and common queries for physicians

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FAQs About Legal Issues

May 4, 2011

Do you know these answers? What is the difference between a malpractice claim and a malpractice suit? What should I say to a patient who is suing me? What should I do when I get a subpoena for my office records?

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Doctors & the Law

A CRICO Book Publication

Combined legal and medical perspectives, coupled with an anecdotal approach to the subject matter, make Doctors & the Law an essential read for those who find themselves embroiled in a legal situation, or want an insider’s perspective of the inner workings of our justice system.

CRICO Physicians: log in to My CRICO and download the ebook for no charge.
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Understanding “Standard of Care” A Doctor and a Lawyer Share from the Medmal Front Lines Understanding “Standard of Care”

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Understanding “Standard of Care” A Doctor and a Lawyer Share from the Medmal Front Lines

January 24, 2017

For many in the medical profession, some of the basics of law and malpractice claims are a little mysterious. The key question about negligence is whether or not the provider failed to meet the “standard of care.” But how do we know what the standard of care is? We hear from a lawyer and and a doctor about what they’ve learned working in the world of medical errors and malpractice law.
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Protecting Providers: Support, Data, & Expertise

The Earlier the Better: More MedMal Insurers Offer Real-Time Support After Patient Harm

Getting Clinicians in Lawsuits to Care for Selves is Hard

Featured

FAQs About Legal Issues

Insurance Documents

Doctors & the Law

A CRICO Book Publication

Understanding “Standard of Care” A Doctor and a Lawyer Share from the Medmal Front Lines