Shareholder
Health Care
Health Care Litigation and Risk Management
Litigation
Captive Insurance Lancaster
717.399.6636
610.236.4172 fax
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:
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"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.
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"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.
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“Expectation Management – A Strategy for
Reducing Liability Risk,” Physician's News Digest, September
2005.
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"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
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"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:
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Inquisit Bariatric Audio Series – March
27, 2008
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“Sorry Works! Disclosure, Apology and Relationships Prevent Medical
Malpractice Claims,” Colorado Hospital Association Webinar,
August 19, 2008
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“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
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