Lancaster
717.399.6636
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mmf@stevenslee.com

Maggie concentrates her practice in health law with a focus on loss control and event management for physicians, hospitals, staff and long-term care communities. She has developed risk reduction opportunities in the health care industry and has evaluated various specialty-specific liability risk issues including the risks associated with bariatric surgery, obstetrics and gastroenterology. She works with captive professional liability insurers in controlling risk. She has also been involved in the creation of new insurance vehicles and companies geared to liability risk reduction. She is a member of the Litigation Group, litigating in both federal and state courts, defending physicians, hospitals and long-term care communities.

Maggie is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and regularly publishes on loss control and risk management topics, including disclosure after an adverse event, liability risk reduction, patient accountability and patient satisfaction. Publications have included articles, books, handbooks and book chapters.

Prior to joining Stevens & Lee, Maggie was a law clerk for the Honorable William W. Caldwell, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and worked as a chemistry technician and microbiologist at Johnston Laboratories. She is also a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Education:
Widener University School of Law,  J.D., summa cum laude, 2000
Pennsylvania State University, B.S. in Biology, 1992

Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Representative Publications:

• "Ethics Training Needs to Emphasize Disclosure and Apology," HEC Forum, Vol. 20, No. 3, SpringerLink, September 2008. Co-authored with James W. Saxton, Esq. and Doug Wojcieszak, Founder of the Sorry Works! Coalition.
• "Reduce Liability Risk by Improving Your Patient Satisfaction"
  Press Ganey, July 2008. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• Sorry Works! Disclosure, Apology and Relationships Prevent Medical Malpractice Claims. Co-authored with James W. Saxton, Esq. and Doug Wojcieszak, Founder of The Sorry Works! Coalition.
• “Top Medical Malpractice Risk Areas,” Physician's News Digest, April 2007.
• “Reducing Liability Risk – Enhancing Your Practice: It's All About Excellence”. EndoEconomics, Volume 12, Spring 2007
• Contributing Author, Minimizing Endoscopic Complications: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, January 2007, Volume 17, Number 1, W.B. Saunders Company, A Division of Elsevier, Inc.
• Liability Risk Reduction Strategies for Physicians
  Physician's News Digest, August 2006. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• "Can Adhesive Labels Prevent Wrong Site Surgery and Reduce Liability Risk?" Widener Law Review, Vol. 12:293.
• "An Emerging New Trend in the Physician's Office: Quality Assurance Committees." Physicians News Digest, March 2006. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• "Best Practices: Reducing Liability Risks for Nursing Homes - Changing the Liability Equation." LTC Advisor, a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association Long-Term Care Practice Group, February 2006. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• “Avoiding Medicolegal Complications.” Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, Volume 17, Issue 1. pp 197-207, 2006
• Five-Star Customer Service: A Step-by-Step Guide for Physician Practices. HCPro, Inc. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• "Pay for Performance Initiatives Moving Forward; Why it is Now More Important Than Ever to Incorporate Best Practices in Clinical and Risk Management." Endo Economics, Fall 2005, Vol. 5.
• "Reducing Liability Risk for Bariatric Surgeons . . . Changing the Equation." Bariatrics Today, Issue 2, 2005. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.

• “Expectation Management – A Strategy for Reducing Liability Risk,” Physician's News Digest, September 2005.

• "Legal Update - The Right Ways to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery." Outpatient Surgery Magazine. July 2005.

• 15 Policies and Procedures to Reduce Liability for Physician Practices. HCPro, Inc. Co-authored with James W. Saxton and Patricia M. Kearney.
• "Creating That 'Five-Star' Culture." American Bar Association Health eSource, Vol. 1, No. 10, June 2005. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• "Reducing Your Risk of Malpractice Claims." Physician's News Digest, April 2005. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• "Alternative Risk Financing Options for Healthcare Organizations." American Health Lawyers Association. 2005.
• Can Adhesive Labels Prevent Wrong Site Surgery and Reduce Liability Risk? Widener Law Review, Volume XII, 2005, Issue 1
• "Reducing the Healthcare Organization’s Liability Risk Under the Universal Protocol." Health Lawyers News, November 2004. Co-authored with James W. Saxton.
• "Enabling Patient Involvement Without Increasing Liability Risk." Book Chapter, A Guidebook for Professionals: Partnering With Patients to Reduce Medical Errors. January, 2004.
• "Enhanced Communication to Reduce Liability." Physicians News Digest. November 2003.
• "Malpractice Reform: One State's Example." Managed Care Interface. Co-Author.

Selected Speaking Engagements:

• Inquisit Bariatric Audio Series – March 27, 2008
• “Sorry Works! Disclosure, Apology and Relationships Prevent Medical Malpractice Claims,”  Colorado Hospital Association Webinar, August 19, 2008
• “Physicians Risk Reduction Strategies that Work: New tools to improve documentation and patient satisfaction,” HCPRO Live Audioteleconference, November 18, 2007
• “An Emerging New Trend in the Physician’s Office: Quality Assurance Committees,” Lancaster Practice Group, September 20, 2005.
  
  Professional and Civic Affiliations:
  American Health Lawyers Association
  Pennsylvania Bar Association
  American Bar Association
  Lancaster Bar Association
  Leadership Lancaster (2005)
  Lancaster Osteopathic Health Foundation, Board Member