Top entries of the Orthopedic Medical Legal Advisor column from 2016

Healio.com/Orthopedics features the top entries from the Orthopedic Medical Legal Advisor column written by B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, and Lawrence H. Brenner, JD, and published in Orthopedics Today in 2016. More can be found by clicking here.

Cellphone use in the OR poses liability risks

In this Orthopedic Medical Legal Advisor column, B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, and Lawrence H. Brenner, JD, examine new sources of legal liability and related pitfalls that can be created when cellphones are used in the OR. Read more.

Successful physician, defense counsel partnership aids in resolution of malpractice claims

This Orthopedic Medical Legal Advisor column is aimed at helping surgeons work effectively as a team with defense lawyers to ensure the best possible resolution of the malpractice claim. Read more.

Rules of medical liability often derived from interpretations of standards of care

B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, and Lawrence H. Brenner, JD, examine the various viewpoints attendant to this complex intersection of law and medicine. Read more.

Physician mergers, antitrust law are often complicated for individuals, groups

Our columnists explore antitrust laws and how these apply to physicians and physician groups. Read more.

Liability: Courts judge resident conduct by same standards as those that apply to attending physicians

In this column, B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, and Lawrence H. Brenner, JD, revisit the Libby Zion case, including the laws and regulations it ushered into the medical field. The information is relevant in examining recent assertions that, despite workplace hour restrictions, today’s physicians in training may still suffer from health impairments that can contribute to increased patient risk and create new sources of liability. Read more.