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Understanding cognitive biases can help reduce communication-related claims, which are the biggest source of malpractice claims. While many cognitive biases are dealt with by following some common sense principles, others are not as obvious. From anchoring effect to decision fatigue, knowing how your client makes decisions can help you build rapport with your clients, effectively give recommendations, and help ensure you and your client are on the same page.
http://avoidaclaim.com/2017/re
Such a simple question. Ken, my new acquaintance, isn’t trying to stump me. He isn’t trying to trick me or make me uncomfortable. But I do feel uncomfortable, because I just don’t know what to say.
https://thefoggyshore.wordpres
Budgets should be about public money, economics and governance, not about enhancing Ontario’s auto insurance industry profits by downloading their costs to taxpayers. The insurance landscape in the province is in a state of chaos. The system is broken and every day more car accident victims are left behind, impoverished and without resources.
IBC created the HCDB standard report to provide a timely and consistent statistical overview of medical and rehabilitation costs involved in Ontario automobile insurance health claims and the recovery process. The Ontario Ministry of Finance, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), the Coalition Representing Health Professional Associations in Ontario Automobile Insurance Services and insurance companies consulted on this report.
http://www.gluckstein.com/blog
Your eyes glance up at your rear-view mirror and you spot another vehicle following you a little too close for comfort. “Get off my tail!” you mutter in mild annoyance, wondering if that car or truck will be able to react in time if you’re forced to suddenly slow down or stop.
http://www.hshlawyers.com/arti
Medical experts, along with their reports, are major pieces of evidence in any serious personal injury case in Ontario.
The testimony of a Plaintiff, and that of a Defendant, will likely be self serving.
The Bank of Canada says the number of households that owe at least 3.5 times their gross income has doubled since before the financial crisis, reports the Globe and Mail. For many, their large mortgages have pushed them into a “high-wire act with no safety net,” according to the article. A Manulife survey found that 25 per cent of people have saved just $1,000 for emergencies, says the Globe.
http://www.advocatedaily.com/e
Canada lags behind other well-off nations when it comes to timely access to health care, according to an influential survey of patients in 11 countries, including the United States.
Canadian patients reported more trouble scoring same-day or next-day appointments with their family doctors than patients in any country but Norway, which tied Canada for last place.