James W. Saxton, Esq., Chair of Stevens & Lee's Health Care
Litigation Group and Co-Chair of the Health Care Department was a presenter at the 5th Annual National
Bariatric Summit held September 20-22, 2008, in Amelia Island, FL.
Mr. Saxton spoke to general and bariatric surgeons, primary care physicians, nurses and other medical
industry professionals about the latest developments in bariatric risk management, including how
practitioners can reduce risk by setting patient expectations, enhancing patient-doctor communication and
using the right documentation.
Mr. Saxton lectures frequently and is an invited speaker across the country on health care issues, including
liability reduction and risk management. He presents to other nationally prominent health care organizations,
such as the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the American College of Surgeons and the
American Health Lawyers Association.
Mr. Saxton is an active defense trial lawyer - a practice he has sustained for over 25 years - representing
providers, including hospitals, physicians and retirement communities, in state and federal court and
administrative proceedings. His practice includes litigation, licensing and medical staff issues. He uses his
extensive experience as a litigator to advise hospitals, medical groups and retirement communities throughout
the United States in connection with understanding and reducing their professional liability risk.
In addition to his trial practice, Mr. Saxton develops risk reduction strategies for health care providers and
organizations nationwide and has created innovative strategies and educational programs to support them.
This includes the creation of complete customized loss control programs and event management systems for
self-insured organizations and captive insurance groups. Mr. Saxton has published more than 200 articles,
several handbooks and six textbooks including most recently, Five-Star Customer Service: A Step-by-Step Guide
for Physician Practices and the second edition of the popular text, The Satisfied Patient.
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