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Malpractice lawyers could avoid fee limits Orlando Sentinel, FL - Sept. 29, 2006 ...The back-and-forth battle between lawyers and doctors over medical malpractice escalated Thursday when the state Supreme Court approved a rule letting lawyers avoid limits on their fees... Lawyers allowed to bypass fees cap Miami Herald, FL - Sept. 29, 2006 ...The court ruled that lawyers can legally sidestep a voter-approved constitutional cap on attorneys' fees in malpractice cases by having their clients sign a form waiving their rights. Voters approved the cap in 2004... Court lets lawyers bypass lawsuit cap Tallahassee Democrat, FL - Sept. 29, 2006 ...In response, the state's largest medical group announced Thursday it would start arming doctors with their own forms for patients to sign that would limit doctors' legal risk if they're sued... Doctors may make patients sign waivers Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - Sept. 29, 2006 ...Patients who sign the forms would only be able to seek $250,000 in damages for pain and suffering if they are injured by malpractice. Doctors might refuse to treat patients who don't sign the agreements... Doctors may ask you to cap your claims St. Petersburg Times, FL - Sept. 29, 2006 ...The waiver idea is the latest round in a long and bitter feud over medical malpractice between doctors and lawyers. The FMA's recommendation came less than three hours after the Florida Supreme Court approved... Copic won't raise physicians' rates in 2007 Denver Business Journal, CO - Sept. 29, 2006 ...The company covers more than 80 percent of privately insured Colorado doctors... Plan: Combine medical offices into one group Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Sept. 29, 2006 ...Ironically, much of the recruitment problem is of the medical community's own making because it was so vocal about malpractice litigation driving physicians out of business, Wolfe said... Medical malpractice news
State Supreme Court clears way for attorneys to collect higher fees Miami Herald, FL - Sept. 28, 2006 ...The state Supreme Court today cleared the way today for attorneys to sidestep a voter-approved cap on attorneys' fees in medical malpractice... Appeal court says Louisiana's $500,000 malpractice cap is too low The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA (Associated Press) - Sept. 28, 2006 Louisiana's $500,000 cap on medical malpractice damages, set in 1975, is unconstitutional because it no longer provides an adequate remedy to patients... Malpractice cap is struck down The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA - Sept. 28, 2006 ...because the $500,000 cap Louisiana put on medical malpractice damage awards in 1975 is worth far less in today's dollars, it violates the state constitution by robbing the worst-hurt patients of their right to an adequate legal remedy... The new way to divorce: splitting up without a judge U.S. News & World Report - Sept. 28, 2006 ...The method has been so successful it is being adapted for use in situations ranging from civil conflicts to medical malpractice claims... Report: Wyo needs 52 more family docs Star Tribune, Casper, WY (Associated Press) - Sept. 28, 2006 ...Pouliot also pointed to Wyoming's medical malpractice insurance rates. In Wyoming, she said, those rates are quite a bit higher than in states that have enacted tort reform... Medical liability market looking up The State Journal, Charleston, WV - Sept. 28, 2006 ..."I look at four areas that clearly demonstrate how West Virginia is on the right path following medical liability reform," Jenkins said... Lack of physicians a growing problem in U.S., Utah Salt Lake Tribune, UT - Sept. 28, 2006 ...Corry's malpractice premiums have tripled to about $45,000 since he began practicing 18 years ago. While he has privileges to deliver babies at American Fork Hospital and Timpanogos Regional Medical Center, he worries that young, less established doctors won't be able to afford the necessary insurance for hospital settings... Maryland facing family doctor shortage WJZ-TV, Baltimore, MD - Sept. 28, 2006 ...Doctors say the problem is shrinking Medicare and insurance reimbursement, high malpractice insurance and higher pay for doctors who choose to specialize... Opinion - Robert F. Gonderman Jr.: Tort reform won't ease health care costs South Bend Tribune, IN - Sept. 27, 2006 ...Medical malpractice claims do not significantly affect the high costs of medical care in the United States... Medical malpractice news
Florida Hospital to ban photos during childbirth South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Sept. 27, 2006 One of the region's largest hospital groups will soon forbid photography or videotaping during childbirth, joining a national trend spurred by what some say is concern over medical liability... Doctors rally for health system Star Bulletin, Honolulu, HI - Sept. 27, 2006 ...the three main issues are an anticipated doctor shortage, access to health care or universal health care coverage, and liability or malpractice insurance problems... Nevada will need more family doctors, report says Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, NV - Sept. 27, 2006 ...In Nevada, a population boom along with concerns about medical liability have caused the state to be "especially hit hard" by the developing family physician shortage... Eat more apples: Florida to suffer doctor shortage Bradenton Herald, FL - Sept. 27, 2006 ...Fields laid the blame for the shortage on lower reimbursement payments coupled with higher malpractice insurance premiums, an economic squeeze that is forcing many family doctors to either limit their practices or retire early... Opinion - Dr. Larry A. Johnson, D.C.: Can the cure for headaches be worse than the pain? Market-Day.net, Sept. 27, 2007 ...A team of medical doctors, lawyers and analysts at Harvard University conducted the largest and most comprehensive investigation of medical malpractice and concluded that 75,000 Americans are killed every year by medical treatment through gross negligence... Opinion - Joseph Coletti: Redefining consumer-driven health care The Heartland Institute, Chicago, IL - Sept. 26, 2006 Government policies, malpractice lawsuits, the copayment culture, and provider responses to past attempts at reform have created a system in which patients fight their health plans, doctors resent patients for being "know-it-alls," and everyone thinks somebody else should pay the bill... Medical malpractice news
Rendell, Swann face off at Pa. gubernatorial forum The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA (Associated Press) - Sept. 26, 2006 ...Sparks flew at several points during the forum, as when Rendell defended his veto of a bill that would have limited the obligation of defendants in medical-malpractice and certain other civil cases to pay damages that juries award for pain and suffering... Nationalized care the norm The Detroit News, MI - Sept. 26, 2006 ...Defensive medicine -- the practice of doctors and hospitals running more tests to protect against lawsuits -- is estimated to add as much as 9 percent to the U.S. health care tab... Birth of a new age of healthcare The Northern Iowan (University of Northern Iowa), Cedar Falls, IA - Sept. 26, 2006 ...Chiropractic is also extremely safe. The malpractice insurance premiums for chiropractors are a fraction of what they are for medical doctors... American Physicians declares stock split Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX (Associated Press) - Sept. 25, 2006 Medical liability insurer American Physicians Capital Inc. said Monday its board of directors declared a 3-for-2 stock split... Medical malpractice news
Jury's out on malpractice reforms in Illinois The Dispatch, Moline, IL - Sept. 25, 2006 ...The thing supporters pushed the hardest for -- a substantial drop in doctors' malpractice insurance rates -- hasn't yet materialized... Doctor urges brethren to 'stick together' The Ledger, Lakeland, FL - Sept. 25, 2006 ...Issues that concern him include the high cost of malpractice insurance and cutbacks in what Medicare and private insurance pay physicians... Patient transfers raise questions Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX (Associated Press) - Sept. 25, 2006 ...San Antonio has 34 practicing neurosurgeons, but many of them do not handle emergency calls because of high malpractice costs or because their hospitals lack the facilities or nurses to handle additional patients... Scarce medical care cuts longevity in Greene, Fayette counties Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 25, 2006 ...recruiting and retaining doctors has been difficult due to Pennsylvania's malpractice insurance costs and low reimbursement rates for treating residents on medical-assistance insurance, Dr. Frye said... Give doctor a Web scan Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN - Sept. 24, 2006 ...A board task force is collecting malpractice data to determine whether there should be a category for legal action in the individual profiles... Physicians giving up on private practice Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME - Sept. 24, 2006 ...Malpractice insurance for his urology practice was rising each year. Reimbursement, from government and private insurance, stayed largely flat... Column - Dan Carpenter: Uninvited evil, dire decisions Indianapolis Star, IN - Sept. 24, 2006 ...Contrary to claims of the anti-litigation forces, there are far more preventable deaths in hospitals than there are successful malpractice suits... Healthy growth Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN - Sept. 24, 2006 ...retailers have to be prepared to deal with potential staffing issues, particularly given the industrywide nursing shortage, and know that malpractice liability is always looming... Emergency cases in S.A. go begging for neurosurgery Express-News, San Antonio, TX - Sept. 23, 2006 …The reasons behind the crisis are complex and interwoven. Among them: Many San Antonio neurosurgeons, facing declining reimbursements and high malpractice costs, are shying away from emergency on-call duty… Malpractice concerns keeping baby docs away from Boca Boca Raton News, FL - Sept. 23, 2006 The medical malpractice climate in Florida is discouraging medical students from pursuing careers in obstetrics and gynecology... Preemies' deaths at Indy hospital prompts procedures review in Wabash Valley Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, IN - Sept. 23, 2006 ...Indiana is only the second state in the country to require hospitals to report errors to the state government. The first year’s results should be available early in 2007... Opinion - Vickie Milazzo: Tort reform - more opportunities for the legal nurse consultant American Chronicle, Beverly Hills, CA - Sept. 23, 2006 ...in every state where tort reform is in place, CLNC's are actively and successfully practicing and growing their businesses by leaps and bounds... Medical malpractice news
Funds for Ore. rural doctors go to some more-urban practitioners The Oregonian, Portland, OR (Associated Press) - Sept. 22, 2006 ...Gov. Ted Kulongoski proposed the malpractice subsidy bill when rising insurance costs were forcing some rural doctors to stop delivering babies... State doctors' group favors axing certificate of need laws Lexington Herald-Leader, KY - Sept. 22, 2006 ..."Our No. 1 priority is still medical liability reform" to help control rising medical malpractice insurance costs, she said. Fewer kids urged to follow in parents' footsteps Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA (Wall Street Journal) - Sept. 21, 2006 ...Nearly three-fourths of physicians are less willing than in the past to encourage their children to follow their footsteps, says a 2005 survey of 736 doctors by Doctors Co., a Napa, Calif., insurer; fear of malpractice lawsuits is cited... Medical malpractice news
Court reverses malpractice award Hartford Courant, CN - Sept. 21, 2006 The state Supreme Court has reversed a $16 million medical malpractice award because the trial judge did not allow the defendants to argue that a doctor who settled prior to the start of the trial bore a greater responsibility for the patient's death... Family doctors also being heard Washington Post, DC - Sept. 21, 2006 ...On Wednesday, 2,000 family doctors are expected on the Hill to express their concerns about the uninsured, the need for medical liability legislation and Medicare reimbursements... Doctors' subsidies spark outcry The Oregonian, Portland, OR - Sept. 21, 2006 ...The subsidies cover 40 percent to 80 percent of their malpractice insurance premiums. With a projected price tag of $25 million, the program is the state's largest expenditure to improve access to rural doctors... Medical malpractice news
Hospital beds for prisons in works LA Daily News, Los Angeles, CA (Associated Press) - Sept. 20, 2006 ...Robert Sillen said he will seek space for 500 emergency beds within six months and a total of 5,000 new beds in five years. He said the beds are needed to improve a health care system that kills an average of an inmate a week through neglect or malpractice... American Physicians expands buyback Houston Chronicle, TX - Sept. 20, 2006 ...it is beginning the second phase of a $30 million stock buyback program, after completing an initial $20 million in repurchases... Opinion - Raymond J. Keating: Trust and entrepreneurship Acton Institute, Grand Rapids, MI - Sept. 20, 2006 ...That’s a 348 percent explosion in tort costs as a share of the GDP. And these costs do not include litigation avoidance costs, ranging from unnecessary and duplicative medical tests ordered by doctors as a defense against possible malpractice allegations... New tests predict heart attack Times Herald-Record, Middletown, NY - Sept. 20, 2006 ...Missed diagnosis of heart attack in the ER is the No. 1 malpractice cost in the country... Ratings sites flourish behind a veil of anonymity The Boston Globe, Boston, MA - Sept. 20, 2006 ...Several of the sites -- particularly LawyerRatingz.com and RateMDs.com, where some postings suggest that the rated professionals may have committed legal or medical malpractice -- raise thorny questions about freedom of expression... Insurer ProMutual offers captive-like option to medical facilities Insurance Journal - Sept. 19, 2006 ...To control the rising costs, some hospitals and large groups have formed their own captive insurance companies. ProMutual Group intends ProSolutions as a viable alternative for medical facilities and larger groups who want to participate in their own loss experience but avoid the costs... Medical malpractice news
Editorial: Program for rural docs needs a nip and a tuck The Oregonian, Portland, OR - Sept. 19, 2006 ...State lawmakers had a certain kind of doctor in mind when they voted three years ago to underwrite medical malpractice premiums in rural Oregon... Medical marketing links doctors, patients Kansas City Star, MO - Sept. 19, 2006 ...In addition, Baruch said, rising malpractice insurance rates and managed care have caused health-care providers to search for more revenue... Rates to rise, but many hospitals wanted more Rutland Herald, VT - Sept. 19, 2006 ...Vermont's hospitals also face increased drug prices and rising medical malpractice insurance costs... I-Team: Potential flaw in disciplining doctors KYW-TV, Philadelphia, PA - Sept. 18, 2006 ...As for Pennsylvania, there's a new law that requires doctors to report when they are named in a malpractice lawsuit. Doctor shortage The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus, MS - Sept. 18, 2006 ...Correcting a serious shortage of physicians was among the driving forces in recent years for tort reform, but while malpractice insurance costs have decreased, the number of physicians licensed in Mississippi has increased by only 1.5 percent since 2004... Medical malpractice news
Editorial: Musgrove's efforts paying off The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS - Sept. 18, 2006 Mississippi's tort reform laws are paying off, as the state's medical insurance provider has announced it is again lowering malpractice insurance rates... Opinion - John A. Vaughn: When ends justify means Los Angeles Times, CA - Sept. 18, 2006 ...the specter of malpractice liability constantly hanging over our heads, we can't afford to make people unhappy. We give people what they want because if we don't, someone else will... Serious injuries associated with non-physicians performing cosmetic procedures... Newsinferno.com, NY - Sept. 17, 2006 ...General doctors and gynecologists are offering these services more often, which could potentially expose them to medical malpractice lawsuits... Onslaught of election ads coming The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Sept. 17, 2006 ...That’s because most Democrats oppose caps on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases and most Republicans don’t... Malpractice reform still debated The Monitor, McAllen, TX - Sept. 17, 2006 ...The amendment to the state constitution gave the Legislature authority to set limits on non-economic damages awarded to plaintiffs in civil lawsuits... Medical malpractice news
3 lawyers sue over temporary licenses for out-of-state doctors The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, SC (Associated Press) - Sept. 15, 2006 ...The suit was filed on behalf of 36 people involved in medical malpractice or related fields... Opinion - Slade O'Brien: Vote no on lawsuit abuse Orlando Sentinel, FL - Sept. 15, 2006 In Florida, the fight to stop lawsuit abuse has made significant progress toward cleaning up an often times extortive legal system. Make no mistake, however, the job is far from finished... Government treats Detriot's doctor shortage with a dose of cash The Detriot News, MI - Sept. 15, 2006 ...Rates for medical malpractice insurance are higher in Detroit than most anywhere in the United States... Medical malpractice news
Doctors challenge trims to Medicare The Record, Hackensack, NJ - Sept. 14, 2006 ...with decreasing reimbursements and skyrocketing malpractice premiums, "it's hard to make ends meet and run a business," he said... Column - Stu Bykofsky: There are no handicaps for Jerry Segal Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Sept. 14, 2006 ...Jerry didn't sue the hospital that caused his paralysis. He wouldn't live any better with more money, he says, and he didn't want to waste energy on a lawsuit... Largest insurer of Texas doctors lowers rates Express-News, San Antonio, TX - Sept. 13, 2006 ...The 7.5 percent rate decrease by the Texas Medical Liability Trust is the latest of several by insurers in recent years... Association says Texas liability reforms a positive for physicians, patients Insurance Journal - Sept. 13, 2006 ..."When liability exposure is constrained by damage caps, physicians who once left a jurisdiction due to both the cost of malpractice insurance and the level of personal risk are more likely to return to serve that area," stated Smarr... MACM reduces medical liabilility insurance rates for 2007 WLOX-TV, Biloxi, MS - Sept. 13, 2006 ...A company that provides medical liability insurance in Mississippi announced Wednesday that it is reducing its rates by 10 percent for 2007... Physicians' insurer cuts rates; Barbour credits tort reform Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, MS - Sept. 13, 2006 ...Governor Haley Barbour today applauded the third reduction in medical liability insurance rates by the largest insurer of doctors in Mississippi... Medical malpractice news
Prison health care chief wants doctor, nurse pay increases The Mercury News, San Jose, CA (Associated Press) - Sept. 13, 2006 ...appointed an overseer in February to make changes to a system he said was "broken beyond repair," killing an average of one inmate a week by neglect or malpractice... Editorial: Latest state roadblock slows health care reform The Mercury News, San Jose, CA - Sept. 13, 2006 The California prison health system is a disgrace. Officials have estimated that every week a patient dies from malpractice or neglect... Opinion - Alex Winslow: Legal loopholes immunizing negligent doctors from suits The Austin American-Stateman, TX - Sept. 13, 2006 ...There are untold numbers of Texans, like Boyd, being harmed today through preventable medical errors who will be victimized twice — once by a negligent doctor and again by a legal system stacked against them... ASU ramps up efforts to meet health care challenges ASU News, Tempe, AZ - Sept. 13, 2006 ...The center focuses its research on a on a wide variety of health care topics, including the health care work force, occupational illness and injury, medical malpractice... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Paul Carpenter: Stray bullet case might concern group with clout The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 12, 2006 As special interest groups go, Pennsylvania's legal establishment has been far more successful than the medical establishment when it comes to tort reform... Doctors hope to keep young physicians in the Hoosier state WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN - Sept. 12, 2006 ...So why is there a physician shortage? Because many baby boomers are retiring and the high costs of physician malpractice... Nat'l healthcare reform critical, says expert Independent Record, Helena, MT - Sept. 12, 2006 ...Simmons said states can attempt some smaller fixes, such as expanding Medicaid, capping awards in malpractice lawsuits or forming purchasing pools for prescription drugs, but that these approaches are just nibbling around the edges... Medical malpractice reform The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, SC - Sept. 12, 2006 Improvements in medical care should not exclude cooperation between doctors and patients when things go wrong, says Orangeburg’s state senator... Magee class action suit weighed Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 12, 2006 ...Is the danger from an unreliable Pap smear test the same as that from exposure to toxic waste? That was a key question raised before Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday... Medical malpractice news
U.S. order bans leaving patients in hospital halls East Valley Tribune, Mesa, AZ - Sept. 11, 2006 ...Taylor lobbied legislators for a bill that would make it harder for ER patients to win medical malpractice lawsuits, arguing that it would lure more specialists back... Patch Adams clowns around at PSU The Daily Collegian, State College, PA - Sept. 11, 2006 ...Adams said he has never seen an insurance form or adopted malpractice insurance... Opinion - Lawrence Leake, MD: A doctor responds The Sun Herald, Gulfport, MS - Sept. 10, 2006 ...the threat of a lawsuit against anyone and everyone is a very real and scary proposition to the physicians who are taking care of the trauma victim whose natural reaction to the event is anger... Market Watch: Medical offices stay in demand The News-Press, Ft. Myers, FL - Sept. 10, 2006 ...More doctors are leaving medicine because of declining insurance reimbursements and the overall big business of healthcare today. High cost malpractice insurance is also a thorn in the side of many physicians... Surgery abroad an option for those with minimal health coverage Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 10, 2006 ...Thai courts will adjudicate malpractice claims, but the largest award ever issued was about $100,000, Mr. Toral said, and the law there doesn't permit damages for pain and suffering... Medical malpractice news
Firms open in-house health clinics Napa Valley Register, Napa, CA (Associated Press) - Sept. 8, 2006 ...Beech said most employers opt to hire outside companies like Whole Health and CHD Meridian Healthcare to run the clinics because they have expertise and assume any potential malpractice liability stemming from their operations... Experts expose ER crisis, seek answers Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT - Sept. 8, 2006 ...Among the contributing factors: a shortage of specialists willing to be on call; increased liability and medical malpractice insurance rates... Insurance carrier seeks decrease in malpractice rates Naples Daily News, Naples, FL - Sept. 8, 2006 ...First Professionals Insurance Company, FPIC, recently filed for an 8 percent base rate decrease on medical malpractice premiums for its physician clients, effective Dec. 1... Opinion - Margaret Trexler Hessen: Doc's view of malpractice debate Centre Daily Times, State College, PA - Sept. 8, 2006 AS A PHYSICIAN, I read with chagrin the op-ed by Mary Shaw, "Dr. Santorum's malpractice Rx" (Aug. 31) about Sen. Santorum's support for medical liability reform... Refusal to seal malpractice suit praised Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, PA - Sept. 8, 2006 Patient rights advocates are lauding a Luzerne County judge’s recent refusal to seal a medical malpractice settlement and urging jurists statewide to take the same stance... Doctors feverishly seek to halt planned cuts in medicare fees Los Angeles Times - Sept. 8, 2006 ...The AMA has also been disappointed trying to secure its top legislative priority: national limits on jury awards in malpractice cases... Medical liability insurer sold by Washington commissioner Insurance Journal - Sept. 8, 2006 ...for $9.8 million will allow the company to emerge from receivership while helping to ensure a stable medical liability insurance market... Reform group backs judges St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Sept. 8, 2006 ...A doctors group pushing tort reform is bucking its own traditions and endorsing three Democratic judges in the Metro East area... Analysis: Most worried over Medicare cuts United Press International - Sept. 7, 2006 ...doctors face unique expenses, including "sky-high" medical malpractice premiums... Lawsuit papers unsealed The Honolulu Advertiser - Sept. 7, 2006 ...the Hawai'i Supreme Court yesterday ordered the unsealing of a pending Big Island malpractice civil case that includes 15 volumes of court documents... Medical malpractice news
Ban on hidden court cases urged Miami Herald, FL - Sept. 7, 2006 ...a first-step response to an investigation by The Miami Herald that found that more than 400 divorce, negligence, malpractice and civil-fraud cases and an unknown number of criminal cases were hidden from public view in Broward Circuit Court since 1989... Opinion - Michael Watson: Medical errors and the litigious patient OpEdNews.com, PA - Sept. 7, 2006 ...the total cost of all medical malpractice insurance is less than one percent of the total healathcare bill in this country... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - William A. Collins: Malpractice battle lives on The Mountain Mail, Salida, CO - Sept. 6, 2006 ...Like the semi-permanent trenches of World War I, battle lines over malpractice insurance rarely move. Here are some of the military units... Avreco announces IL malpractice carrier reduces rates by 25 percent Insurance Journal - Sept. 6, 2006 ...one of its carriers has significantly reduced its medical malpractice rates for standard doctors, as well hard-to-place doctors within Illinois and outside of Cook County, by over 25 percent... Nussbaum Center turning up heat News-Record, Greensboro, NC - Sept. 6, 2006 ...Medical Justice is a nationwide company that helps physicians with strategies to avoid or deal with frivolous malpractice suits... Opinion - Jack McMillan: Tort reform retort The Daily Illini, Champaign, IL - Sept. 6, 2006 ...The belief in the need for tort reform is attractive because it places blame. It is easy to blame trial lawyers and frivolous lawsuits ... Policy changes needed to address physician shortage Northeast PA Business Journal - Sept. 5, 2006 ...Malpractice concerns are one, but he adds that awards in court are decreasing because of an increasing awareness by juries and the public that these payouts are not "pockets of endless depth"... Opinion - Julie Deardorff: Pushing needless C-sections Chicago Tribune, IL - Sept. 5, 2006 ...Could it be that women are pressured into it, and the current malpractice environment leads providers to perform C-sections that aren’t really needed?... Medical malpractice news
Editorial: Paying to get it right Chicago Tribune - Sept. 5, 2006 ...Give doctors and hospitals a bonus if they improve the quality of care. This idea, called "pay for performance," is gaining momentum... An epidemic of doc suicides Chicago Sun-Times - Sept. 5, 2006 ...Doctors often are reluctant to seek treatment for depression or other mental disorders because they fear discrimination in medical licensing, hospital privileges and health and malpractice insurance... More doctors relying on cosmetic work to keep practices afloat Dallas Morning News, TX - Sept. 4, 2006 ...Dallas malpractice attorney Jim Girards isn't sympathetic. "My candid thought is it's greed plain and simple," Mr. Girards said... Medical professionals like to fill in for others Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - Sept. 4, 2006 ...Doctors frustrated with rising medical malpractice rates, often become locums because the agencies provide the insurance. But growing numbers of locums pose new potential liability issues for hospitals... Family care doctors on the decline Portsmouth Herald, NH - Sept. 3, 2006 ...Added to the stresses of dealing with piles of paperwork and debating coverage with insurance companies, family practitioner reimbursements are decreasing while costs such as malpractice insurance and utilities are going up... Handful of docs behind most negligence cases Chicago Sun-Times, IL - Sept. 3, 2006 ...The case illustrates how a handful of doctors are responsible for a large portion of negligent medical care... Opinion - Robin Cook: Primary care physicians should be paid by the hour Houston Chronicle, TX - Sept. 3, 2006 ...Factor in rising overhead costs (office space, employees and malpractice premiums), and the situation easily becomes untenable... State's long disciplinary process doesn't protect patients, critics say Palm Beach Post, FL - Sept. 3, 2006 ...Patients, plaintiff's attorneys and consumer watchdogs argue that the state's medical disciplinary system, still largely shrouded in secrecy, protects doctors' livelihoods over patients' lives... Medical malpractice news
Interview: An 'awful' tort system, AMA United Press International - Sept. 1, 2006 ...William Plested III, president of the American Medical Association, says that limits on medical tort "pain and suffering" damages are not enough without comprehensive reform of the medical liability system... The President has called on Congress to pass medical liability reforms that would reduce frivolous lawsuits News release, The White House - Sept. 1, 2006 ...Frivolous lawsuits and excessive jury awards limit access to health care by driving providers out of many communities... |
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