Health Care & Law
Crowded Emergency Departments & Staffing Crisis in Healthcare
Crowded Emergency Departments & Staffing Crisis in Healthcare In the United States, the Emergency Department’s reputation and rank is the infamous canary in the coal mine, as it is a picture of not just one distinct ED or hospital group, but of an overall health system bursting at the seams.4 Jam-packed ED’s are an extensive…
Read MoreThe Risks Of Electronic Health Record Documentation Errors
The growth of Electronic Health Records and risks associated with patient
treatment & outcomes are rising. Amplified medical errors that can be traced to the application of EHRs are progressively the central theme in health-related malpractice cases.
Healthcare Cyber Security
Cyber Attacks in Healthcare Healthcare cyber security and cyber attacks against healthcare organizations will be one of the most potent and expensive areas to deal with in 2021. The medical industry in the United States is estimated to expend $134 billion on cybersecurity from 2021-26, with 82% of healthcare executives stating that existing finances have…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice: Telemedicine
Telemedincine: Medical Malpratice Liability vs Benefit The year 2020 saw unprecedented growth in the utilization of Telemedicine due to the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic. Around 42% of Americans state they have used a Telemedicine video consult during the pandemic, according to a current poll1. Telemedicine growth persists at a remarkable rate as an increasing number of…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice: Risks of Nonphysician Provider Care
Medical-Malpractice Risks & Legal Liability of Non-Physician Provider Care With healthcare costs rising each year at ~5% per year 1, there is a push by insurance companies, hospital boards, and governments to reduce costs. A recent trend over the past decade in the United States is to employ the use of Nurse Practitioners (NP) and…
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