Legal Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic – What Do We Know?
As of summer 2021, the U.S. counts over 35 million COVID-19 cases and more than 616,000 deaths. Nearly one-third of U.S. COVID-19 deaths are linked
As of summer 2021, the U.S. counts over 35 million COVID-19 cases and more than 616,000 deaths. Nearly one-third of U.S. COVID-19 deaths are linked
During the 2019 Regular Session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 54, which goes into effect January 1, 2020. At first blush, these
There was a time when physicians wouldn’t hesitate to explain why a bad outcome occurred and offer an apology to the patient or patient’s family.
Heralded by its proponents in Frankfort as the answer to Kentucky’s physician shortage (which was attributed to Kentucky being a “litigation friendly” state), the Kentucky
Change is in the air for federal laws that restrict physician compensation. Recent requests for information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Back in 2014, I wrote an article for MD-Update about treating patients by “telehealth” in Kentucky.1 While Kentucky was one of the first states to
The last day of the Kentucky 2018 legislative session was April 14, 2018. Here is a brief review of some of the bills that may
LOUISVILLE As you may be aware, Section 6401 of the Affordable Care Act put into place a requirement that “providers of medical or other items
Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer described Kentucky’s 2017 legislative session as the most productive regular session in modern history. Over a hundred bills addressed healthcare-related
Great publicity surrounded the passage of SB4 during the recent legislative session of the Kentucky General Assembly—the bill that established medical review panels to evaluate
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