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• Get Free Access to PAMED’s Legal Briefs as a Member Benefit
  Physicians and practice administrators often find themselves with legal questions, such as how long they have to keep patients’ medical records. Fortunately, our members can turn to the Pennsylvania Medical Society for answers and help.
• Physician Advertising
  This legal brief outlines the ethical requirements for physician advertising as well as provisions against unethical advertising and enforcement of those provisions.
• Closing Your Practice—Legal, Ethical, and Practical Considerations (PDF)
  There are a variety of legal, ethical and practical considerations involved in closing a practice. Read about them in this chapter of our guide "Practice Transitions: Starting, Stopping & In-Between." Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Notice Requirements for Physicians Who Plan to Retire or Leave the State
  Some physicians may be considering retirement or leaving the state due to the legislature’s failure to enact Mcare relief.
• Basic Information about Retiring or Leaving the State
  Find out what happens now that Mcare relief won't happen in 2008.
• The Importance of Reading Terms of Use Agreements
  It’s vital to know what you are agreeing to in a terms of use agreement, particularly when you are providing content or posting personal information on a website.
• Case Demonstrates Importance of Supreme Court Elections
  A ruling by the state Supreme Court on whether a plaintiff’s expert witness met the same specialty requirement for expert witnesses demonstrates the importance of the makeup of the court.
• Circumstantial Evidence Enough to Prove Lack of Informed Consent
  Circumstantial evidence is enough to prove causation in a lack of informed consent claim, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided.
• Anti-discrimination Laws: Sign Language Interpreters Overview and FAQ
  Federal and state laws require physician offices to provide reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
• Criminal and Child Abuse History Checks for Prospective Employees
  Pennsylvania law requires employers to obtain criminal and child abuse history information from prospective employees who will have contact with children.
• Judge Fines Attorney for Improper Certificates of Merit
  A Philadelphia judge has sanctioned a plaintiff’s attorney and his firm for improperly filing certificates of merit in a medical malpractice case.
• Health Care Providers Can File Suit to Collect Interest on Late Auto Insurance Claims Payments
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of this position advanced by the Pennsylvania Medical Society in an amicus (friend of the court) brief.
• Expert Witness Statute Stands Test
  A recent state Superior Court case challenged expert witness qualifications for providing testimony in medical malpractice cases.
• Guide to the Patient Safety Provisions of Act 13
  Find definitions and descriptions of the facilities affected by Act 13, reporting requirements, facility responsibilities, and more.

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