Medical Tourism: Defining and Implementing Best Practices to Drive the Next Generation of Global Healthcare
09 November 2007
Partner Fredric Entin is speaking at the World Congress Forum on “Medical Tourism: Defining and Implementing Best Practices to Drive the Next Generation of Global Healthcare” on November 9, 2007 in Arlington, VA.
Mr. Entin is speaking from 2:35 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. with Renee-Marie Stephano, Editor-in-Chief and General Counsel for Medical Tourism Association. Their session is titled “Balancing Opportunities and Risk: What Should Providers, Payers, and Employers Consider?”
Topics to be covered include:
- What is likely to happen if a US citizen has a bad result abroad?
- Can a foreign provider avoid jurisdiction in a US court?
- What is the effect on jurisdiction and liability of a continuum of care involving US physicians?
- Will employers offering care options abroad be sued in the US and will they be liable?
- What theories of liability will US attorneys try to assert to obtain jurisdiction and liability?
- What can a foreign provider do to defend itself if a US court asserts jurisdiction?
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