Diane Sherman and Jeremy Miller on Best Practices for Hiring, Firing and How to Not Get Sued

Virtually every medical practice has employees, whether other physicians, nurses or office staff. While physicians rightly fear being sued for medical malpractice, or for a HIPAA violation, the reality is that your practice is more likely to be sued by a disgruntled current or former employee. However, unlike malpractice suits, there is no MICRA-like cap on damages in employment lawsuits in California.

Read the entire article here: Diane Sherman and Jeremy Miller’s article, “Hiring, Firing and How to Not Get Sued,” Southern California Physician, March 2011