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Articles by Marco Spadacenta
3 reasons credentialing delays push past 90 days
The extra 90 days is not a rounding error A 90-day credentialing timeline and a 180-day credentialing timeline can sound like two versions of the same problem. They are not. The second version can mean another quarter of rent, software, malpractice coverage, staff time, loan payments, marketing spend, and owner compensation before the practice can bill a major payer.
Glioblastoma immunotherapy trial: a new breakthrough
All clinical trials are fueled, in part, by optimism. A trial currently underway in California is fueled by the optimism of one patient in particular, Kayvon Goodarzy. Despite decades of effort, there has been an abject lack of new approved therapies for glioblastoma (GBM). The standard of care for this deadly brain tumor has been chemotherapy and radiation, to less-than-ideal results. But that might be changing, and it’s all thanks to Kayvon.
A Huntington's trial brings hope and grief
It’s been weeks since the news broke of UniQure’s trial successfully slowing the progression of HD, and I still find myself breaking down in tears. I have been going about my life, doing the groceries, going to the gym, cleaning the house, and the tears keep coming unexpectedly. I am happy about the news, but that is not how it feels in my body. I have come to realize I am experiencing grief. There are so many mixed emotions in the community, and that is completely understandable.
Why the Sean Combs trial is a wake-up call for HIV prevention
We are now waiting for sentencing in the Sean (P. Diddy) Combs trial. Onlookers reading about the trial could have various thoughts. Thoughts about how power corrupts behavior. Thoughts about how men manipulate women through violence and sex. There could be schadenfreude. There could be prurience. Me, I think about HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP). You heard correctly, PrEP. When I hear testimony about multiple partners and escorts, my concern is for the health of all concerned.
Malpractice Litigation Strategies in a Pandemic World: Tackling Skeptical Jurors, Trial Delays, Social Inflation
By MARCO SPADACENTA Under “normal” circumstances, when a healthcare provider is sued for alleged medical malpractice, it begins an emotional journey the provider wants to end as quickly and favorably as possible. In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical malpractice suit challenges have been exacerbated by delays in proceedings, resulting in many more months or years on this emotional roller coaster to resolution.
Malpractice Litigation Strategies in a Pandemic World: Tackling Skeptical Jurors, Trial Delays, Social Inflation
By Marco Spadacenta Under “normal” circumstances, when a healthcare provider is sued for alleged medical malpractice, it begins an emotional journey the provider wants to end as quickly and favorably as possible. In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical malpractice suit challenges have been exacerbated by delays in proceedings, resulting in many more months or years on this emotional roller coaster to resolution.
Tackling trial delays, social inflation, and skeptical jurors in a pandemic world
More than one in three U.S. physicians will face a medical malpractice lawsuit in their careers. As the role of advanced practice clinicians such as nurse practitioners as primary caregivers continues to grow, so too will their exposure to medical malpractice litigation. Therefore, health care providers may benefit from staying versed in the following key shifts in medical malpractice litigation: 1. Demographic shifts change courtroom dynamics.
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