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Exit Stage Left: When Med Mal Insurers Unwind
Since the last major medical professional liability (MPL) insurance crisis (circa 2002), numerous new companies have been formed to fill what was a significant “availability gap.” Many of these new companies had strong management teams and exercised discipline to...
The EMTALA Strikes Back
The EMTALA Strikes Back: An Independent Hospital Duty to Comply with Federal Law, or a Duty Transferable to Physicians via Indemnification Clauses? In what could have significant implications to physician groups providing services to hospital emergency departments...
Financial Residency Podcast, featuring Acadia’s Brian Kern
Grand Rounds: What You Need to Know About Medical Malpractice Insurance with Brian Kern Listen to the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ylwOcAVphbx542VMSVTUe
The Healthcare Maze Podcast, featuring Acadia’s Brian Kern
Brian Kern, Partner at Acadia, was featured on The Healthcare Maze podcast to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of physician organizations participating in value-based care. Listen to the podcast here: https://mjmaes.com/podcast/
MagMutual to Acquire MDAdvantage Insurance Company – August 15, 2022
https://www.mdadvantageonline.com/magmutual-to-acquire-mdadvantage-insurance-company/
The New Medical Professional Liability Insurance Crisis: Healthcare Corporate Malfeasance
The New Medical Professional Liability Insurance Crisis: Healthcare Corporate Malfeasance Whether by mandate or prudent business practice, virtually every physician in the US carries medical professional liability (MPL) insurance. Though some physicians ignore...
Acadia Professional Taps Judge Paul W. Armstrong, JSC Ret to Chair New Advisory Board: Adds Lili Brillstein, Bill Burns, and Brian Kern
Acadia Professional New Advisory Board Acadia Professional, LLC (Acadia) announces the establishment of a Value Based Care Risk Advisory Board – the first of its kind in the United States. Advisory Board Members will counsel Acadia on the US healthcare...
Informed Consent vs. Medical Negligence
Informed Consent vs. Medical Negligence The Iowa Supreme Court recently decided that it is a factual question under the informed consent doctrine as to whether surgeons need to disclose their experience to patients prior to performing surgeries. The Court...
How Blockchain Can Make Patients More Valuable
How Blockchain Can Make Patients More Valuable In 2012, NFL Hall-of-Fame linebacker Junior Seau tragically committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. He did so to preserve his brain so that his condition, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), could be...
Bundled Payment Models: How they are Driving Value-Based Care and the Need to Embrace Them
Bundled Payment Models: How they are Driving Value-Based Care and the Need to Embrace Them The US healthcare reimbursement system has endured endless modifications in an effort to reduce its overall cost. As part of an ambitious shift from “volume to value,”...
Cross-Examining Watson: How to Sue a Robot
Cross-Examining Watson: How to Sue a Robot An Appellate Court in NJ recently revisited the affidavit of merit statute, yet again, but this time with a twist. One question before the Court in Skounakis v. Sotillo was whether a physician was qualified to give an...
Beyond Bitcoin: How Healthcare Providers Can Invest in Blockchain Technology
Eliminate the Double Penalty for Complication Expenses in Bundled Payment Programs Blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin, as well as countless other cryptocurrencies that have been the center of much attention in the investment world lately. Many argue...
Why Providers in Value-Based Care Programs Should Suddenly Care about the Collateral Source Rule
Why Providers in Value-Based Care Programs Should Suddenly Care about the Collateral Source Rule The collateral source rule (CSR) prevents attorneys from using to their advantage whether defendants in a negligence lawsuit have insurance (a “collateral source”)...
The Evolution of Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
The Evolution of Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Over time, healthcare systems began to make the connection between various areas of risk – even if not readily apparent to laymen. What does an ambulance company and an answering system have to do...
Eliminate the Double Penalty for Complication Expenses in Bundled Payment Programs
Eliminate the Double Penalty for Complication Expenses in Bundled Payment Programs A “bundled payment” is a term that refers to a single, global payment for an “episode” of care. Currently, the most common episodes are orthopedic surgical procedures (e.g. hip...