Well, maybe not everyone, but as it turns out Dr. House’s mantra may be closer to the truth than we would hope. A recent survey conducted by EHR research group Software Advice found that a full 50% of patients surveyed admitted to at least sometimes lying to their physicians. That’s an enormous number, and it belies a
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Keane Group & NORCAL Mutual Partnering to Support Kansas City Physicians
The Keane Insurance Group, an eQuoteMD partner with offices in St. Louis, Kansas City, Austin, and LA, has recently partnered with one of the nation’s largest and most prominent medical professional liability insurance companies, NORCAL Mutual, to co-sponsor the Metropolitan Medical Association of Greater Kansas City (Metro Med KC). Metro Med defines their mission as, “Promoting
READ MORETEDMED 2014
As I’m typing this, TEDMED 2014 is wrapping up. Most of us are familiar with TED, if nothing else via the occasional TED Talk that goes viral on social media. But building on TED’s tagline, “ideas worth spreading,” TEDMED describes itself as “a global community dedicated to unlocking imagination in service of health and medicine. Our goal is
READ MOREWhen Can a Patient Sue? Statutes of Limitations and Statutes of Repose
While thinking about a lawsuit probably isn’t at the top of anyone’s list of things they look forward to doing, it is something that, as a doctor, you want to have a certain amount of preparedness for. One of the things that’s important to know is, from a legal standpoint, who can and can’t bring
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