The Use of Arbitration Agreements in Health Care
Ryan Brown, a health care attorney at Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, PLLC who I regularly work with recently put together information on the use of arbitration agreements in the health care setting. More and more these types of agreements are being used as a way to avoid unnecessary litigation and provide an alternative venue to resolve health care conflicts between provider and patient.
Following are some excerpts about the topic from Ryan:
As many health care providers know all too well, disputes can often arise between a patient and a health care provider. Many times, the dispute can result in litigation in which a jury will be given the ultimate responsibility of resolving the conflict. However, courts are not the only venue for resolving these conflicts. An ever increasing number of health care providers, especially long-term care facilities, are looking at arbitration as an alternative to the traditional litigation system.
Health care providers in favor of arbitrating disputes point to benefits such as the ability to select an arbitrator who is an expert in the appropriate field, the ability to keep the dispute private, reduced time frame for resolving disputes, and […]
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