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Bankruptcy Consultants: The Role of the Health Care Professional Liability Expert in Bankruptcy

Written by: James M. Page, MPS
Sedgwick CMS--Professional Liability Division; Melville, N.Y.

I find it interesting that a lifetime of experience can lead you to a point where what you’ve mastered has an impact on a whole new segment of an industry you’ve not considered. Through my health care professional liability (PL) experience, I have made inroads into third-party administrative (TPA) and investigative services, captive claims, coverage consulting, portfolio risk transfer and claim analysis of virtually every aspect of medical malpractice analysis and evaluation. Almost without realizing it, I became more deeply involved in many different aspects of the health care bankruptcy industry. 

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ABI’s Annual Spring Meeting: Committee Educational Session

The Health Care Committee leadership invites and urges all members of the committee to attend the ABI’s 26th Annual Spring Meeting at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. on April 3-6, 2008. Don’t miss the cherry blossoms! 

More importantly don’t miss the Health Care Committee panel. This Spring’s panel will focus on the disposition of the assets of distressed health care entities both inside and outside bankruptcy. Health care entities considered will include hospitals, SNF’s, and assisted living facilities. The panelists will include bankers, bankruptcy attorneys and other business professionals. Given the possibility of a recession and the movement in many states to “rationalize” the delivery of health care, the panel’s discussion will be both interesting and timely.