Arbitration Opt-Out Provisions Look Like Good Medicine
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Whether you believe healthcare providers should ask patients to sign pre-claim arbitration agreements, it is a practice that is growing among providers tiring of the burdens imposed by the…
Healthcare Neutral ADR Blog Now Featured At Mediate.com
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I\’m pleased to report that Mediate.com has included this blog in its list of Featured Blogs. Mediate.com is the leading website for “everything mediation.” Each week, managing editor John…
Healthcare Self-Disclosure – “I’m Sorry” Revisited
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I just read an excellent article on the decision process for in-house corporate counsel considering self-disclosure of a regulatory infraction. Richard Marshall\’s piece in Corporate Counsel, aptly titled “Uuuhhh,…
New Jersey Battle Over Out Of Network Waivers Of Copays Continues
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An interesting battle has developed in New Jersey over the billing practices of healthcare providers that do not “participate” in health insurance networks established by their patients\’ insurers. Participation…
Changes In Scope Of Healthcare Practice = Conflict, Too
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Earlier this week I wrote about the inevitability of conflict arising out of the leading ideas behind healthcare reform. Restructuring healthcare payment systems to reward efficiency and quality rather…
Healthcare Reform and Inevitable Conflict: Smaller Pie Means Smaller Slices
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With all the media coverage of healthcare reform and its political ramifications, its easy to get caught up in the debate. Notwithstanding the recent setbacks, there will be some…