HEALTHCARE NEUTRALTM BLOG

The Healthcare Neutral Blog will share ideas and developments in alternative dispute resolution, healthcare business and law.

Why Not More Corporate ADR?

     A fundamental premise of the alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) movement is that when properly applied, ADR can resolve most disputes faster, cheaper and better than conventional litigation. I\’m convinced…

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AHLA ADR Service Adopts Code Of Ethics For Arbitrators In Commercial Disputes

     Today, the American Health Lawyers Association (“AHLA”) Alternative Dispute Resolution Service (“ADR Service”) advised its roster of Dispute Resolvers that the Executive Committee of the AHLA has adopted The…

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Does Healthcare Reform Require Hospital v. Physician Power Struggle?

     Writing in John Goodman\’s Health Policy Blog, Larry Wedekind suggests that real healthcare reform will require physicians, not hospitals, to acquire control of our healthcare delivery system. His entire…

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Fifth Circuit Overturns Class Action Arbitration Decision

     In Reed v. Florida Metropolitan University, Inc., No. 11-50509 (5th Cir. May 18, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that an arbitrator exceeded…

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