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Our Alternative Dispute Resolution Service was formed in 1992 to respond
to the healthcare field's search for an alternative to the long delays
and costs of litigation.
The ADR Service offers competent, trained dispute resolvers with
expertise in key areas of healthcare services for a single, reasonably
priced fee-for-service. The service provides unique flexibility: parties
have to agree on procedural questions, fee payment, and dispute resolver
selection before the resolution process begins.
How it Works:
To initiate either an arbitration or mediation, the parties to the
dispute fill out the Request for a Dispute Resolution List and submit it
to the Service along with the appropriate administration fee and
documentation. In accordance with the Codes of Ethics and Rules of
Procedure for arbitration or mediation, developed by the American Health
Lawyers Association ADR Service, the interested parties will be sent a
list of ten (10) dispute resolvers along with an extensive background
and experience description, references, and fee schedule for each. The
ten will be chosen by the Service on the basis of their experience in
the area of the dispute, geographical location, and other criteria as
indicated on the request form. The parties to the dispute will review
the qualifications of the ten suggested resolvers and rank them in order
of preference from 1 to 9. (Each party has the right to strike one of
the names from the list.) The person with the lowest total will be
appointed to resolve the case.
Fees:
The parties to the dispute are responsible for the ADR Service
administration fee (submitted at the same time as the Request for a
Dispute Resolver List form) and the costs incurred by the dispute
resolver (professional fees for meeting and research time, travel time,
and expenses, etc.). The ADR Service does not take any percentage of the
award.
Note:
Effective July 2008, the Rules of Procedures for Arbitration and
Mediation, Appendix I – Schedule of Nonrefundable Administration Fees
was amended for the list of Hearing Officers. For details, please
access the Important Rules Amendment box in the
upper-right hand corner.
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