We live and practice medicine in a litigious society. How, then, can providers protect themselves against the threat of financial ruin due to malpractice payouts? The first and most obvious answer is to not commit malpractice; more about that in a moment. The next most likely answer is for providers to purchase malpractice insurance with limits set high enough to protect their personal assets. The median medical malpractice award tripled between 1997 and 2004. By …
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Journal of Urgent Care Medicine
Practice Management