Emergency Medicine
Emergency department psychiatric boarding — the practice of holding patients [...]
In March 2026, a Mobile County, Alabama jury returned a [...]
There is a moment in every emergency department that carries [...]
Ask most emergency physicians about “AMA discharges,” and you’ll hear [...]
In the emergency department, the first medical decision isn’t made [...]
For years, hospitals have framed emergency department (ED) boarding as [...]
In the emergency department, the first medical decision isn’t made [...]
Artificial Intelligence in the Emergency Department: Allocating Responsibility for Missed [...]
Sepsis remains one of the most scrutinized conditions in emergency [...]
Case Overview A 42-year-old male presented to the emergency department [...]
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical condition where the inner [...]
ED is Ripe for Anchoring Bias Anchoring bias is a [...]
Case: A 17-year-old was injured while playing indoor soccer. He [...]
COVID Hit Nursing Homes Hit Hard At least 160,000 nursing [...]
The traditional definition of medical malpractice — medical care that [...]
Quorom, a 24-hospital system, currently faces bankruptcy in the wake [...]
Health Tech
in court, it rarely stays that simple. Increasingly, product liability [...]
The pandemic permanently redrew the map of healthcare. What started [...]
Few diagnoses carry the same medicolegal weight as the missed [...]
In healthcare small errors can have life-altering consequences - wrong-site [...]
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has swiftly moved from the realm [...]
Welcome to Health-e Law, Sheppard Mullin's podcast [...]
Hospital Administration
The Prospect Medical Holdings bankruptcy is many things at once: [...]
In every major hospital, there are stories whispered in hallways: [...]
Credentialing is often treated as a bureaucratic exercise: boxes checked, [...]
In every major hospital, there are stories whispered in hallways: [...]
Hospitals nationwide are expanding their reliance on nurse practitioners and [...]
Hospitals today are data-rich but insight-poor. Every adverse event, medication [...]
Unlock crucial insights into physician forensic examination procedures. Learn how these practices help in legal cases and ensure accurate medical assessments.
In many malpractice cases, the most damaging exhibit isn’t a [...]
One of the trends I’ve been seeing as a physician [...]
In a growing number of malpractice matters, the credentialing and [...]
Telemedicine has transformed healthcare delivery, bringing healthcare closer to patients, [...]
In a recent ruling, the U.S. District Court for the [...]
Apology laws have sparked significant debate in the medical and [...]
For decades contracted medical groups (CMGs) have played a pivotal [...]
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) may have [...]
As a physician with an administrative background, I often see [...]
The Risk of AI-Driven Denial of Care AI systems are [...]
Introduction In recent years, the roles of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) [...]
589 Navigating the Complexity of Healthcare Credentialing and Privileging – [...]
The Evolution of Medical Credentialing Over the past 20 years, [...]
Back pain is one of the most common complaints in [...]
Traditionally, physician credentialing was mainly an administrative and clerical process, [...]
The False Claims Act (FCA) is a law that can [...]
In the past 3weeks, Feds have charged almost 350 people [...]
COVID Telehealth Expansion Telehealth has been a boon in the [...]
Medicare 101. Part of FICA payroll tax for every American [...]
Nursing Home Standards
Ask anyone who has litigated a nursing home elopement case, [...]
In 2026, a Sacramento County jury awarded $110 million to [...]
New Legislation On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare [...]
The Special Focus Facilities (SFF) program is a program run [...]
