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ED Management: Jade Davis on AI Tools & Medical Standards of Care
Jade Davis recently offered insight into AI tools as legal standards of care for EDs in an interview for ED Management.
Daily Report: Austin Atkinson’s Defense Challenges Georgia Statutory Scheme for Apportioning Damages
In a recent article from the Daily Report, Atlanta Associate Austin Atkinson‘s defense of a dental-malpractice case challenged Georgia’s statutory scheme for apportioning damages. You can read the full articl
The Legal Intelligencer: Nicole Callahan on Obtaining Nonparty Medical Records Without Violating HIPAA
In an article published on April 4, 2023, by The Legal Intelligencer, White Plains Partner Nicole A. Callahan breaks how to obtain medical records without violating HIPAA. While parties to a medical malpractice litigatio
Daily Report: Nichole Hair on How the Pandemic Has Created a Shift in Client Communications
The Daily Report recently reported on a trend of rising client expectations for both law firms and in-house legal departments. According to a report cited in the article, rising client expectations are forcing law firms
Daily Report: John E. Hall, Jr. Discusses Injury Attorneys & Potential for New Reproductive Health Practices
Founding Partner John E. Hall Jr. interviewed with the Daily Report for their new two-part series about verdicts in injury cases involving fetal injuries. Coupled with a national push for “personhood” rights followin
Daily Report: Betsy Moran on HBS’ New Reproductive Health Strategic Team
In a Daily Report article about Hall Booth Smith’s recently launched Reproductive Health Strategic Team, a group of firm attorneys working to address legal considerations of reproductive health following the U.S. Supre
Journal of Emerging Issues in Litigation: Haley Greico on the EMR Audit Trail
In an article published in the Journal of Emerging Issues in Litigation, Hall Booth Smith attorney Haley K. Grieco discusses what attorneys need to know about Electronic Medical Records in litigation and the metadata bre
Part B News: David McLean on No Surprises Act & Increased Provider Challenges
A Texas court recently vacated one feature of the independent dispute resolution process outlined in the federal government’s No Surprises Act, a decision that may result in more providers challenging prices named by t
Part B News: Beth Boone on Raising Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates
In the last three years, medical malpractice insurance rates have increased year-over-year, reaching highs not seen since the 2000s, according to a report from the American Medical Association. The trend has some provide
Part B News: Sandra Cianflone on the Potential End to the COVID-19 PHE & Its Impacts
As speculation looms about an inevitable end to the public health emergency related to COVID-19, providers are curious to know the impact to flexibility allowed under the PHE including Medicare payment and coverage requi