There is an excellent article posted today on the Presdio Insurance website. Take a look at the article here; http://www.presidioinsurance.com/news/?p=362 This is an unsolicited and unbiased article. It does a great job of cutting through the hysteria of “censorhsip” and provides real clarity around the undelying issue. Thanks Presidio!

You may have seen Medical Justice in the news lately: NYT (2/17/09), FOX News (2/19/09). Although Medical Justice Founder and neurosurgeon Dr Jeff Segal has highlighted the issues from a physicians point of view, some have criticized our program as a “gag order.” This could not be farther from the truth. Medical Justice: Our organization [...]

We continue to espouse the dangers of sites where patients can “rate” doctors.  Medical care is simply far too complicated for such a simplistic approach. Today’s New York Times article “Noted Rater of Restaurants Brings Its Touch to Medicine” by Milt Freudenheim, discusses the Zagat-Wellpoint venture into a doctor ratings guide.  The article cites Medical [...]

Patients often make requests for procedures that run counter to the doctor’s better judgment.  Acceding to a patient’s wish, even after informing of dire consequences, can create a cascade of legal headaches for the accommodating doctor. An extreme example is illustrated by a rare condition known as body integrity identity disorder (a subset categorized by [...]

Kevin MD writes today about our thoughts on reforming health care.  Check out the post at; http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/universal-care-increasing-patient.html

We are often asked by potential members, how would Medical Justice work with my defense counsel. We thought it would be a great idea to let an attorney answer that question. The bottom line is that Medical Justice is time tested, proven protection for physicians.