Medical Justice targets online defamation of docs
Medical Justice Services, a company that helps doctors deflect and fight medical malpractice claims, has launched a program aimed at protecting against "online defamation." The new program was inspired by the popularity of Web sites such as www.RateMDs.com, which allows users to rate physicians anonymously. Medical Justice has begun offering its clients a new agreement for patients to sign, under which the patient agrees to make the doctor aware of the nature of their grievance and allow for steps to be taken to improve the situation. Patients unhappy with care still retain any number of ways to voice a potential complaint, even after signing the document, according to Medical Justice Services. The new program has been written up by the Wall Street Journal's health blog and the company says about a third of its clients have requested the new program.
