Medical malpractice plaintiffs in the District of Columbia must first comply with the statutory notice provision set forth in D.C. Code, § 16-2802, which require that “[a]ny person who intends to file an action in the court alleging medical malpractice shall notify the intended defendant of his o...
Disciplinary actions against licensed health care professionals in Maryland are an anxiety inducing experience all wish to avoid. The process often seems unfair to the medical professional considering the system, as currently designed, allows Boards to act as the investigator, prosecutor, judge a...
Arbitration Agreements For Healthcare in Maryland In 2010, the Maryland Court of Appeals considered as a matter of first impression in this State whether an arbitration agreement was enforceable in the nursing home setting. See, Dickerson v. Longoria, 414 Md. 419 (2010). Amici Curiae briefs from ...
Maryland False Claims Act Recoveries in 2012 According to recent published sources, Maryland collected approximately $10 million under state and federal False Claim Act provisions in 2012. Examples include a nearly $160,000 settlement against a Baltimore County Home Health Agency accused of submi...
In Shannon v. Fusco, 438 Md. 24 (2014), the Maryland Court of Appeals held that expert testimony was required to establish the “material risks” of a procedure to recover in an action for a physician's failure to obtain informed consent. “Material risks” is the patient-oriented standard adopted by...
It is axiomatic that the COVID-19 global pandemic has had an enormous impact on our health care profession. After months of serving our communities as front-line responders, health care providers now find themselves subject to potential administrative and civil liability. News reports regarding...
In 1986 Congress enacted the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA). Part of that Act was designed to prevent incompetent health care providers from moving amongst states to avoid the discovery of their incompetence. 42 U.S.C. § 11101. A central part of that mission was the creation ...
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