Healthcare Risk Management: Jason Hendren on Effectiveness of Health Care Apology Laws
In the January 2022 issue of Healthcare Risk Management, Partner Jason B. Hendren discusses why health care apology laws, which are meant to protect clinicians who apologize to a patient or patient’s family after an adverse health care event,
Healthcare Risk Management: Drew Graham on How Circuit Court Decision May Increase COVID Lawsuits
In an article in Healthcare Risk Management, Drew Graham, Partner and leader of the Aging Services practice, explains how a decision from the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals holding that nursing homes were not protected by the 2005 Public Read
Part B News: David McLean on Physician Expectations for No Surprises Act Implementation
In a Part B News story on what physician practices can expect at the implementation of the No Surprises Act on January 1, 2021, which seeks to eliminate surprise billing for health care services without prior consent or knowledge by the patient,
Inside Medical Malpractice Podcast: John Hall Talks about Physician Defense
Founding Partner John E. Hall, Jr. was interviewed on the Inside Medical Malpractice podcast on November 13, 2021, in which he discussed how inflated malpractice verdicts could result in health care crisis and offers his solution for change. He
Modern Healthcare: Jeffrey Daitz on Factors Impacting Hospital System Employment Negotiations
In a Modern Healthcare article, New Jersey-based Partner and Co-Chair of Hall Booth Smith’s Labor & Employment Service Area Jeffrey M. Daitz explains the factors impacting employment negotiations between hospital systems and their workers.
Modern Healthcare: David McLean on the Implications of Oak Street Health Investigation
In an article published by Modern Healthcare on November 9, 2021, HBS Atlanta-based Partner S. David McLean, Jr. discusses the legal implications of the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into primary care provider Oak Street Health fo
Journal of Emerging Issues in Litigation: Sandra Cianflone on Factors Driving Recent Medical Malpractice Verdicts Higher
In an article published in the Winter 2022 Edition of the Journal of Emerging Issues in Litigation, Attorney Sandra Mekita Cianflone addresses several of the factors that have driven recent medical malpractice verdicts to new, astronomical heigh
Healthcare Risk Management: Adam Peoples on the Use of Hospital Surveillance Video in Medical Malpractice Claims
Asheville Partner Adam Peoples was quoted in an October 19, 2021, article in Healthcare Risk Management discussing the use of hospital surveillance video as evidence in medical malpractice claims. Surveillance video can be useful to either the p
Tampa Bay Times: R. Ryan Rivas Discusses Area Hospital Vaccination Polices & Mandates
In an article published by the Tampa Bay Times on September 3, 2021, Partner Ryan Rivas is quoted discussing Tampa Bay hospitals’ vaccination policies and their hesitancy to mandate vaccination for employees. After 18 months of treating COVID
Physicians Practice: Ryan Rivas Discusses the Importance of Medical Charting in Minimizing Malpractice Risks
In an article published online in Physicians Practice on August 19, 2021, Partner R. Ryan Rivas discusses the importance of medical charting in minimizing malpractice risks. “For attorneys who represent healthcare providers, sometimes the pati