When is an operating room not an operating room? When it is a "procedure room." For the owners of ambulatory surgery centers in Maryland, this distinction can make a world of difference.
Excluded doctors usually fail when they challenge exclusive contractual arrangements between hospitals and other doctors. However, two recent cases are clear exceptions to this rule.
HIPAA and Advanced Directives: Did you know that HIPAA may make it more difficult for the Agent that you have appointed under a Durable General Power of Attorney or an Advance Dire
In Maryland, people injured by a negligent driver or by another negligent party are entitled to recover the cost of their medical treatment from the negligent party.
After poor care and fraud, the worst sin of hospital governance is for a hospital board to go to war with its medical staff. It is, therefore, surprising how relatively often such battles arise.