Six-figure student debt doesn't disqualify most physicians from practice ownership. Here's how lenders weigh cash flow after overhead, debt service coverage and your own production, and how to calculate each before you negotiate price.
|Articles|August 8, 2008
False allegations
In a micropractice situation, with no employees, secretary or nurse, how does the doctor protect himself from a potential of false allegation of sexual impropriety when examining a female patient?
Advertisement
Q.
In a micropractice situation, with no employees, secretary or nurse, how does the doctor protect himself from a potential of false allegation of sexual impropriety when examining a female patient?
A. Your question shows that you are aware of the issues. Good for you. It is never a good idea to examine a female patient without a nurse present. It is also not necessary to enter into a non-emergent treatment relationship with any new patient.
-Lee Johnson
Lee Johnson, who can be contacted at
The answers to these queries are general opinions and are not intended as substitutes for legal advice. You should not rely on these replies in making decisions involving questions of law, but should instead consult with competent legal counsel.
Advertisement
Related to this article
A year-end push to protect patient access as the 2027 fee schedule cuts physician pay
A new patient survey finds most people who ran into a prior authorization delay or denial abandoned care, even though nearly half of those who appealed won. Here's what that means for physician practices.
Physicians Foundation president responds to congressional election results and potential mandate to address health care costs.
The top news stories in medicine today: The AMA moves against insurer downcoding and says AI can't be licensed as a physician; a Jacksonville pharmacy owner is indicted in a $51 million health care fraud scheme; an NIH study finds every participant carried a gene variant that can affect drug response.
What exactly is your RAF score telling you about patients and coding? Here’s why the lower-RAF score clinic might be the better coder.
Key findings from the AMGA 2026 Medical Clinic Staffing Survey
Learn what a work RVU is, how Medicare's 2027 conversion factor turns RVUs into payment and how employers use wRVUs to set physician compensation.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Trending on Medical Economics
1
AI chatbot treatment recommendations are swayed by drug ads
2
Why Medicare’s 20% modifier 25 cut still penalizes same-day care
3
No 25-year payoff for early stents; VA covers more heart care in some Medicare Advantage plans; counties go green for Veterans Day — Morning Medical Update
4
Could a primary care common fund improve patient access and health? Analysts weigh in
5