Mr. Lindstrom is from the Obesity Law and Advocacy Center, the first practice of its kind and the leading advocate for the rights of persons suffering from obesity and morbid obesity, and is a member of the faculty of training courses for the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the American College of Surgeons, specializing in training practices, surgeons, and hospitals in the areas of reimbursement and risk management.

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by Julie M. Janeway, BBA, MSA, JD

From Little Victories™ Medical/Legal Consulting & Training, Onondaga, Michigan

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by Julie M. Janeway, BBA, MSA, JD

Julie M. Janeway, BBA, MSA, JD, is from Little Victories™ Medical/Legal Consulting & Training in Onondaga, Michigan.

Introduction

If you are working as a healthcare provider in the US, chances are exceptionally high that you will at some point be called as a witness or a defendant in a medical malpractice, worker’s compensation, insurance, or other type of lawsuit. As lawyers, we tell our physicians, physician assistants (PA), and often our nursing clients as well: “It is not IF you get sued during your career, it is WHEN you get sued.” Given the litigiousness and blame-based nature of our society, many of you will be called upon to provide your testimony about a given set of facts at a deposition. Yet many healthcare providers are not even truly cognizant of what a deposition is, why they are needed, and their degree of importance in the litigation process.

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