Providing Legal Services to Orthopedic Surgeons with Teresa Ford

Orthopedic surgeons are constantly creating new ways to improve patient care and treatment. As a result, they are often faced with the challenge of protecting their ideas and surgical techniques. In this episode, Brad and Kameron talk with Teresa Ford, Owner of the Law Offices of Teresa Ford. Teresa's practice focuses primarily on healthcare fraud and abuse, with clients including medical device manufacturers, individual physicians, and sales agents and distributors who work with the medical device industry. She is also a lecturer and trainer to companies and physicians and has authored numerous papers on the training process and compliance program drafting and implementation. Teresa talks with Brad and Kameron about intellectual property, why orthopedic surgeons need lawyers, and how surgeons can protect their ideas and themselves, particularly when dealing with employers.

Key Takeaways

[01:40] - An overview of Teresa Ford's professional career.

[04:31] - Why orthopedic surgeons need lawyers.

[06:11] - The best time for surgeons to seek legal counsel.

[12:12] - How Teresa assigned a dollar value to intellectual property.

[14:58] - How surgeons can protect their ideas.

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