Category: Insurance, Medical & Healthcare High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans TASA ID: 2099 Do high deductible health plans accomplish the desired goal of reducing premiums, limiting expenses and costs for the insurer and still provide valuable coverage to the insured? While the answer to the question has many factors and is debated within the insurance industry, several issues are clear. Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare Physician Assistants/Extenders: Licensed Practitioners with Minimal Training TASA ID: 3797 The current difficulty with escalating medical costs has resulted in politician/legislators looking to control costs chiefly at the expense of physicians. While their endeavors have been fruitless in terms of reigning-in ever increasing costs, they have had a significant impact on the delivery of medical care and on the perceptions and expectations of the public. Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare Who Makes the Best Physical Therapy Expert? TASA ID: 1370 Out in the wild, the pecking order of the food chain determines the ultimate survivors. Those less fortunate creatures at the bottom of the food chain are preyed upon by the smarter, more resourceful animals. Naturally, the animals at the top of the food chain live and prosper. That theory is often regrettably exploited in the courtroom where inexperienced attorneys will position physicians at the top of the medical food chain to present them as experts in any type of medical malpractice case. Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare The Perils of Modern Liposuction Surgery TASA ID: 3797 In 1987, Jeffrey Klein, MD, evolved the principles of the tumescent technique of anesthesia and tumescent liposuction. As an innovation for safe and effective liposuction, the concept of tumescent liposuction vaulted liposuction into the number one spot for cosmetic procedures performed in the United States, with cosmetic breast surgery its only competitor in popularity. Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare Interpreting Physical Therapy Notes TASA ID: 1370 Physical therapy notes can provide attorneys and expert witnesses with insight into the patient's subjective complaints and objective function during specific dates of service. Sending patients to physical therapy does not always guarantee that they are going to receive the same treatment. Read more
