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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

AIHC

Telehealth is a subset of e-health and is the use of telecommunications technology in health care delivery, information, and education according to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). However, they would share information and processes essential to these providers’ licensure and regulations.

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New York Doubles Down on Telehealth

NY Health Law

While the laws governing telehealth were becoming gradually more permissive, progress was slow. diminished quality of care, increased opportunity to violate scope of practice or informed consent laws, etc.) seem not to have been a major concern.

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The Dr. Oz Paradox

Bill of Health

Professionals within a professional relationship are subject to a variety of legal constraints, such as informed consent requirements or professional malpractice liability if things go wrong. For example, free speech is not a defense against a malpractice claim. As the Court reaffirmed in Shurtleff , “[t]he Constitution.

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Health Provider News – February 10, 2023

Hall Render

over Claims Practices Where things stand in Central California 1 month after a community hospital’s closure California hospital names Kelly Linden CEO Upcoming California health bills to watch, including a conversation with Rep. million to UMass Memorial Health Care for COVID-19 costs Four Mass.

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Always Liability Increases (ALI)?  Not Yet with Medical Monitoring.

Drug & Device Law

There was an insufficient time to discuss the Torts: Medical Malpractice draft. On the basis of this research, an informal group of defense-oriented ALI members began preparing motions. Actions Taken Membership voted to approve §§48D-48F (Sepulcher) of the draft. Membership discussed but did not vote on the topic of medical monitoring.

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Suing the Certifiers – A Dangerous Undertaking

Drug & Device Law

This goes beyond the attacks on industry groups for disseminating information that plaintiffs didn’t like, which we had previously thought to be a liability frontier. Apparently, a fraudulent foreign-trained “doctor” treated the plaintiffs, none of whom claimed malpractice or any physical injury whatsoever. 3d 1284, 1295 (3d Cir.

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FDA Safety Communication Not Enough to Support Punitive Damages Claim in New Jersey

Drug & Device Law

Today’s post is actually about a medical malpractice case. At her second appointment, her surgeon informed her that her MRI revealed a uterine fibroid that required surgery. Within days, the hospital convened a “power morcellation group” tasked with drafting an informed consent form that would reflect the FDA’s concerns.

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