Forbes magazine published an article on May 11, 2010, featuring AGG Physician Advisor Charles Whigham, M.D., titled, “At Law Firms, There’s a Doctor in the House.” The article discusses the recent trend of law firms hiring physicians to deal with litigation involving Medicare and other billing issues. Forbes Senior Editor Daniel Fisher refers to the trend as “defensive medicine.” He mentions that at least four other firms have hired doctors to deal with medical billing litigation and expects the trend to grow as President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform takes effect. To read the full article, please click here. The Forbes article was also mentioned on various other media outlets, including the ABA Journal, JDJournal, Bullfax.com, General Counsel Consulting and the Get Law Suit FundingBlog.
