This article describes how mediators can prevent or break impasses by preparing thoroughly, using tools like information sharing, reality testing, brackets, and addressing non-monetary interests. Even ...

Image: Hon. Ralph Artigliere (Ret.) with AI. [EDRM Editor’s Note: The opinions and positions expressed are those of Leslie O’Neal and the Hon. Ralph Artigliere (Ret.).] As artificial intelligence ...

July 11, 2025 - Imagine it's the year 2040. Corporate disputes are no longer resolved by lawyers. Instead, artificial intelligence (AI) records the facts from available data, automatically prepares ...

Although the godfather of online dispute resolution, Ethan Katsh, once observed that "the power of technology to resolve disputes is exceeded by the power of technology to generate disputes," as human ...

A proposed rule pertaining to the controversial No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution process, would, if finalized, require payers to provide additional information at the time of initial payment or ...

Alternative dispute resolution has many advantages over traditional litigation, including reduced costs, expedited timelines and streamlined processes. However, one of the oft-touted reasons parties ...

In a final rule on fees for disputed claims, Health and Human Services and other departments are finalizing an amount of $115 per party for disputes initiated on or after the effective date of this ...

On August 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”), the Department of Labor, and the Department of Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) temporarily suspended the federal ...

The process set up by the No Surprises Act to settle disputes between providers and insurers about out-of-network claims is generating billions of dollars in extra costs for the healthcare system — ...

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule refining several aspects of the healthcare services billing process in response to criticisms levied from all sides of the industry. Unveiled Friday ...