Managed care liability update.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1997
Abstract
As the volume of litigation involving managed care grows, the liability issues become clearer. For example, recent decisions demonstrate that failure to provide access to qualified physicians, failure to process claims appropriately, denial of claims and undue delay of treatment can and do lead to liability. Moreover, the federal Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) won't protect the managed care providers, and physicians may sue the managed care organization if its policies or agents open them to liability.
Volume
28
Issue
3
First Page
20
Last Page
22
ISSN
0744-6314
Published In/Presented At
Fiesta J. (1997). Managed care liability update. Nursing management, 28(3), 20–22.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
9287751
Department(s)
Patient Care Services / Nursing
Document Type
Article
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