Continuous treatment doctrine applicability in medical malpractice claims, written by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 5-19-25

Kaufman Dolowich’s Abbye Alexander and Christopher Tellner, Co-Chairs of the firm’s Health Care/Managed Care Practice Group, and Of Counsel Henry Norwood wrote an insightful article for Reuters addressing how the continuous treatment doctrine applies in medical malpractice claims.

The article explains that “the continuous treatment doctrine arises when a patient alleging medical malpractice against a provider receives ongoing care from the same provider.” Understanding when the doctrine applies is critical to patients and providers involved in medical malpractice claims. This article provides greater insight to health care providers.

Read more in the full article here.