June 20th 2024
This month's Legal Eagle column explores if a dermatologist can be sued for charging a fee for providing medical records in a lawsuit.
June 8th 2024
I didn't ask about natural substance use. Am I liable?
Dr. Derm recently performed a fairly simple excision, discussed blood thinners, but failed to ask his patient about “natural” herbal intake. The patient did not take any prescription blood thinners, but did take high daily dosages of garlic and ginkgo. A lawsuit was brought against Dr. Derm. Can he really have liability for all the things people ingest these days?
Fractional resurfacing and the standard of care
It is important to note that where there are two or more recognized methods of diagnosing or treating the same condition, a physician does not fall below the standard of care by using any of the acceptable methods even if one method turns out to be less effective than another method.