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Doctor's Legal Forum
Federal court sides with physician in hospital suspension lawsuit involving physical altercation with colleague
A physician who sued a hospital that summarily suspended his privileges had met his burden of showing the hospital was not entitled to summary judgment based on immunity afforded by federal and state peer review protections, a federal trial court in Tennessee ruled September 8.
Malpractice Consult
How to handle patients who don't have identification
Absent an emergency, no physician is ever required to see any patient unless the physician-patient relationship has already been established.
InfoTech Bulletin
Health-Care IT: N.J. insurer launches medical imaging web portal
September 26, 2008
A New Jersey health insurer has launched a pilot program that will allow participating physicians to access patients? medical imaging records through a web portal.
EHRs: Top EHR vendors evaluated by IT research firm
September 26, 2008
Overwhelmed by the number of electronic health record vendors out there? A research and consulting firm offers an in-depth look at 10 of the major vendors for the ambulatory care market and highlights the top performers for features, flexibility and physician satisfaction.
Tools: 25,000 U.S. physicians download free drug info software for iPhone
September 26, 2008
About 25,000 U.S. physicians have downloaded a free drug information software program that runs on Apple's popular iPhone, according to the California company that develops the software.
EHRs: Fla. tech company offers physicians free EHR advice
September 26, 2008
A former orthopedic surgeon has created a company dedicated to helping physicians navigate the choppy waters of purchasing the right electronic health records system - for free.
Legislation: Stark launches competing health IT bill
September 26, 2008
Health-care IT seems to be the new issue du jour for Congress. On Sept. 15, Rep. Pete Stark (D-California), the namesake of the anti-kickback medical referral law, unveiled a bill to establish a nationwide health-care IT infrastructure, but the measure faces competition from two other similar bills already under consideration.
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News You Can Use
News: Access-fee model losing popularity
October 3, 2008
The model of charging patients "access" fees to cover administrative expenses has given way to the concept of "concierge" or "boutique" practices.
News: Deadline looms for new coding system
October 3, 2008
The Department of Health and Human Services will require health care providers to use its set of new diagnosis and procedure codes known as ICD-10 by October 2011.
News: More than half of doctors use alternative medicine
October 3, 2008
More than half of doctors at least "occasionally" use some form of complementary and alternative medicine in their practice, according to a July survey by physician staffing firm Jackson & Coker.
News: California prison system needs more doctors
October 3, 2008
More than half of doctors at least "occasionally" use some form of complementary and alternative medicine in their practice, according to a July survey by physician staffing firm Jackson & Coker.
News: Senate bill would reduce liability risk for medical volunteers
October 3, 2008
A bill was introduced in July in the U.S. Senate to award $600,000 state grants to create medical volunteer programs for which the state would assume medical liability.
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How to handle patients who don't have identification
Absent an emergency, no physician is ever required to see any patient unless the physician-patient relationship has already been established.

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Has your practice been affected by co-worker misconduct?
Yes, misconduct is an ongoing concern for us .
Yes, but the disruptive colleague has shown improvement.
Yes, but the disruptive colleague has been dismissed.
No, co-worker misconduct is not a problem.
Yes, misconduct is an ongoing concern for us .
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Yes, but the disruptive colleague has shown improvement.
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