Medical practices use the Internet for promotional purposes, such as posting physicians’ biographical information, linking to websites featuring medical information??and hosting medical question-and-answer blogs, among others.

However, even this type of interaction with a health-care provider can lead to a medical malpractice lawsuit.??In response to such litigation, medical offices use legal, technological and business methods to defend themselves and ameliorate any adverse effects.??All these methods have been deployed with varying rates of success.

The Legal Response

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