In this podcast, we revisit the world of criminal investigations in healthcare.
Medical malpractice litigation falls under the umbrella of civil litigation, but there are other ways in which healthcare workers may find themselves under criminal investigation or interacting with law enforcement in the course of their duties.
We've talked about fraud and Department of Justice investigations in the past, and we've also discussed the RaDonda Vaught criminal trial. What are some other circumstances in which our work intersects with the law, and what should we know about handling those intersections?
Host Dr. Gita Pensa sits down with attorneys Dusty Otwell and Matthew Keris to talk about what you should know.
Matthew Keris has defended health care providers, businesses and device manufacturers in civil litigation for more than two decades. He is a shareholder in Marshall Dennehey's Health Care Department and Chair of the EMR and Audit Trail Practice Group. In addition to his litigation practice, Matt is a recognized thought leader whose insights have been featured by prominent outlets including NBC News, Thomson Reuters, and Law360. He is frequently invited to provide commentary for leading industry publications such as The Legal Intelligencer, Becker’s Hospital Review, ED Legal Letter, Risk Review, Litigation Management, and Counterpoint. Matt also serves as an editor of the health risk management journal, Patient Safety.
Dusty Otwell, JD, is Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at USACS. He also serves as President and Corporate Secretary for the Clinician Assurance Risk Retention Group, the self-insurance carrier for USACS. He is a faculty member of the Center for Emergency Medical Education and teaches the High-Risk Emergency Medicine Course.
Dusty oversees all claims defense, insurance, and enterprise risk management for USACS, the largest Physician-owned provider of integrated acute care medicine. USACS serves over 11 million patients annually at more than 400 programs. Dusty is responsible for industry-leading results in malpractice risk management, consistently achieving claims rates less than one-half of comparable benchmarks.
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