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Malpractice information available to public often incomplete NBC4.com, Washington, DC - Sept. 28, 2007 ...News4 has learned, particularly in Maryland, the state Web site that is supposed to document malpractice judgments and settlements often fails to provide a complete record... Insurer covers malpractice in overseas care Workforce Management, Irvine, CA - Sept. 28, 2007 ...Provided by the newly formed, Barbados-based AOS Assurance Co., the patient medical malpractice insurance is intended to resolve the question of what happens when modern medical care promised by a developing country lands patients in a byzantine legal system... Leaders yield on budget items Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI - Sept. 28, 2007 ...Republicans also have showed a strong resistance to tapping into the malpractice fund... Opinion - Diana Furchtgott-Roth: A prelude to health The New York Sun, NY - Sept. 28, 2007 ...Medical malpractice reform would end frivolous lawsuits and cap punitive damages, something that isn't mentioned by Democratic candidates... Five commonly misdiagnosed diseases CNN.com - Sept. 27, 2007 ...Experts who study malpractice cases and autopsy reports say certain diseases are misdiagnosed over and over again. It's worth knowing what they are so you won't be a victim... Medical malpractice news
High court OKs malpractice case rules St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Sept. 27, 2007 ...Those rules require people claiming injuries and the doctors they sue to meet and at least talk of settling any time a medical malpractice case is filed... Opinion - Jack Markowitz: GOP can win with health care, Rove says Pittsburgh Tribune Review, PA - Sept. 27, 2007 ..."Stop junk lawsuits" is a point that Rove stresses. Malpractice lawsuit abuse drives physicians out of practice or forces them to charge for costly "defensive" medicine... Opinion - Michele Swenson: About single-payer insurance The Colorado Springs Independent, CO - Sept. 27, 2007 ...Universal access to continuous health care would permit cutting costs of malpractice premiums and eliminating awards for future medical expenses. ... CRMC reviews upgrades The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Sept. 26, 2007 ...Most doctors don’t want to take the risk in Pennsylvania because one bad judgment can bankrupt them and end their career, he said. The problem, he added, is Pennsylvania’s lack of malpractice tort reform... Madison County's med mal rules approved by Illinois Supreme Court Madison County Record, IL - Sept. 26, 2007 ...The rule is the first of its kind in the state and is unique in that it not only calls for mandatory mediation of all medical malpractice cases, but also allows the parties to choose between judges or lawyers to mediate their cases, Callis said... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Megan McArdle: Do everything you can, doctor The Atlantic, Washington, DC - Sept. 26, 2007 ...You can't blame it all on lawsuits; my doctor didn't test me for hyperthyroidism because she was afraid of the malpractice suit that would result from my losing too much weight and getting heart palpitations... Medical malpractice news
Compromise on malpractice? The Cincinnati Post, KY (Associated Press) - Sept. 25, 2007 ...Speaking at a Kentucky Medical Association meeting, Fletcher said doctors should settle for another version featuring a pretrial dispute resolution process aimed at reducing "frivolous" malpractice suits... Edwards: Lawyers should first show their malpractice lawsuits are meritorious Daily Report, Atlanta, GA (Associated Press) - Sept. 25, 2007 ...Edwards' proposal is similar to "certificates of merit" laws that have been adopted in several states in recent years. Those laws usually require that an independent doctor assert the validity of a malpractice case before it is filed... Stingier job market awaits new law school grads Diverse, VA (Associated Press) - Sept. 24, 2007 ...Some practice areas have declined in recent years: Personal-injury and medical-malpractice cases have been undercut by state laws limiting class-action suits, out-of-state plaintiffs and payouts on damages... Medical malpractice news
Oh, baby: N.Y. OB/GYN crisis New York Post, NY - Sept. 24, 2007 ...The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Medical Society of the State of New York both say that, with malpractice-insurance premiums rising, the dwindling number of OB/GYNs who can afford to practice has become a crisis... Heavyweights slug it out over referendum on new insurance law The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA (Associated Press) - Sept. 24, 2007 ...The two powerful lobbies are fighting over Referendum 67, a new law that would allow consumers to collect triple damages if their insurer unreasonably denies a claim or violates unfair practice rules. It does not apply to health benefits... Opinion - Barry Freedman: At the center of the baby crisis Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Sept. 24, 2007 ...Second, the liability/malpractice environment plays a major role in reducing access to care. Court awards and settlements in Philadelphia are significant... Opinion - Jack Ward: We need universal lawsuit insurance, not Hillary Care 2.0 The Post Chronicle, Denville, NJ - Sept. 24, 2007 ...So, instead of making medical insurance an entitlement – why not make lawsuit insurance an entitlement? We need Universal Lawsuit Insurance... Opinion - R. Screven Farmer: Emergency rooms need specialists as well as government assistance Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ - Sept. 24, 2007 ...On top of this there is often no pay, accompanied by the threat of being sued for circumstances beyond the physician's control if the outcome is not 100 percent perfect... Opinion - Jennifer Block: The C-section epidemic Los Angeles Times, CA - Sept. 24, 2007 ...Though vaginal birth after caesarean is a low-risk event, hundreds of institutions have banned it, and many doctors will no longer attend it because of malpractice liability... Editorial: Doctors: Disclosure left hanging in tort reform The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS - Sept. 24, 2007 ...In this case, it became public because a federal judge in 2005 ruled that the doctors' diagnoses were "manufactured for money" as part of an attempt to collect claims in a mass product liability lawsuit... Forum: More on liability reform and the medically underinsured PointofLaw.com - Sept. 24, 2007 ...we know of no prior research to investigate the effect on rates of uninsured. We test this relationship and discover that caps on non-economic damages are associated with decreasing rates of uninsured... Medical liability insurers adding personality tests to application process American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Sept. 23, 2007 "The idea is not to become invasive, but to create awareness of what might be seen as an issue and reduce the probability of a malpractice claim," said James E. Krist, president and CEO of United Medical... Philly area hospitals quit delivering babies The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 23, 2007 ...Low Medicaid payments and high malpractice expenses make maternity wards money-losing endeavors, hospital leaders said... Opinion - Geoffrey V. Gray: Eliminate the middleman to control costs Palm Beach Post, FL - Sept. 23, 2007 ...Reform proposals also include initiatives not related to creating universal access, such as electronic medical records, disease management, prevention, malpractice reforms and treatment guidelines. Most of these proposals would improve the quality or efficiency of health care but are not integral to affordable, universal access... Opinion - Ann Coulter: Is there a trial lawyer in the house? Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Sept. 23, 2007 ...It's only a matter of time before the best and brightest students forget about medical school and go to law school instead. You can make 30 times as much money as doctors by becoming a trial lawyer suing doctors... Medical malpractice news
State has 19th-best 'lawsuit climate' Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, NY - Sept. 21, 2007 ...While the overall picture may not be bleak, lawsuits are driving obstetrics-gynecology physicians out of business, said Donna Williams of the New York district of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology... Maryland puts a hold on subsidy payback The Examiner, Baltimore, MD - Sept. 21, 2007 When one of Maryland's malpractice insurance providers tried to write a $21 million check to the state, Maryland's insurance czar issued a cease and desist order... Insiders grumbling about new office-surgery laws Long Island Business News, NY - Sept. 21, 2007 ...Adverse events resulting from office-based surgeries will be reported directly to the Department of Health; ostensibly, those reports will be confidential and not accessible during malpractice lawsuits... Medical malpractice news
Spitzer vows to cut taxes to help state The Citizen, Auburn, NY (Associated Press) - Sept. 20, 2007 ...Spitzer also vowed to continue working to reduce expenses associated with mandates such as the Wick's Law - a pro-union measure that requires multiple subcontractors on public construction projects - as well as medical malpractice insurance and other liability costs... Questions persist over governor's health-reform plan Central Penn Business Journal, Harrisburg, PA - Sept. 20, 2007 ...Prescription for Pennsylvania does little to repair the medical-malpractice environment that is driving doctors from the state, said Barbara Kalfin, senior vice president of network and clinical operations for Capital BlueCross... Opinion - Dr. John Brill: Don't rob from Wisconsin's medical malpractice fund News Republic, Baraboo, WI - Sept. 20, 2007 ...The fund was established to protect the public. Now the fund needs protection... Opinion - David C. Trimble: Middle ground on tort reform Georgetown News-Graphic, KY - Sept. 20, 2007 ...One of the primary reasons for this difficulty is that physicians fear an apology or expression of sympathy being interpreted as an admission of fault, and fear that by saying too much to the patient or family they are inviting litigation... Calif. inmates keep dying from poor medical care, report says The Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA (Associated Press) - Sept. 19, 2007 ...Sillen took over the prisons' medical system in April 2006, after a federal judge found that an average of one inmate a week was dying of neglect or malpractice... Medical malpractice news
Texas medical liability insurer to lower rates again Insurance Journal, CA - Sept. 19, 2007 ...Medical professional liability insurer Medical Protective announced it will reduce its average rates for Texas physicians by another 7.3 percent effective Jan. 1, 2008... 'Gutted' emergency contraception amendment passes The Capital Times, Madison, WI - Sept. 19, 2007 ..."Apparently Gundrum and his cohorts believe that rape victims are the only class of patient in Wisconsin that deserve substandard care and no protection from intentional malpractice," she wrote in a news release... What the doctors ordered The Columbus Dispatch, OH - Sept. 19. 2007 ...said partnerships make sense for several reasons. Physicians' incomes have taken a hit because of steadily rising building-occupancy costs, increased premiums for malpractice insurance and decreased reimbursement from third-party insurers... Medication errors in nursing homes and hospitals increase daily American Chronicle, Beverly Hills, CA - Sept. 19, 2007 ...Studies show there is at least one prescription error per patient day, and it may not be from the prescription or the dosage, but from how it is (mis)delivered... Texas insurer cuts medical liability rates San Antonio Business Journal, TX - Sept. 18, 2007 ...Medical Protective President and CEO Timothy Kenesey attributes the reduction in premiums to the passage of tort reform in Texas in 2003... Medical malpractice news
Malpractice insurer plans to exit subsidy program early Baltimore Sun, MD - Sept. 18, 2007 ...Maryland's largest medical malpractice insurer intends to end its participation in the state's premium subsidy program two years early and is proposing to return $32.5 million of the $72.4 million in subsidies it has received so far... Editorial: Good news for Mississippi medical care The Democrat, Senatobia, MS - Sept. 18, 2007 ...Before the governor pushed tort reform through the reluctant and sometimes defiant state legislature, we were losing doctors and clinics right and left... Opinion - Will Mahler: Malpractice awards don't drive up health-care costs Post-Bulletin, Rochester, MN - Sept. 18, 2007 ...A Harvard University study revealed that only one in eight persons injured by medical negligence ever files a claim... Medical malpractice news
Enzi proposes medical courts, insurance pools Casper Star-Tribune, WY (Associated Press) - Sept. 17, 2007 ..."What we want to do is get some tests in a variety of sizes, populations of states, so that we can see how it works best and then do a national law," he said. States would develop many of the details, he said, such as whether judges or juries would decide malpractice cases in medical court... Kerrville widower struggles to find lawyer The Daily Times, Kerrville, TX - Sept. 17, 2007 ...In 2003, legislators reformed state laws and capped noneconomic damages for malpractice suits at $250,000. Since then, possibly thousands of patients and families affected by medical negligence have been turned down by lawyers for the same reason Miller has, because it isn't 'economically possible to pursue' the claim... Plan could restore financial soundness Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA - Sept. 17, 2007 ...Most of the 101 children in the program have cerebral palsy and will never walk or talk; they have lifelong, irreversible neurological and physical problems. They also represent a class of injured patients who generate some of the nation's highest malpractice verdicts... Road to recovery Centre Daily Times, State College, PA - Sept. 16, 2007 ...Both Tyrone and Philipsburg hospitals were trying to meet their communities’ needs in a world where medical reimbursements continue to decline, malpractice insurance costs are rising, and doctors increasingly are difficult to attract... Tucson ERs lack docs you may need Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ - Sept. 16, 2007 ...It took a perfect storm of complex factors -- falling insurance reimbursement, rising malpractice rates, too many uninsured patients, fear of lawsuits, changing lifestyle choices -- to create this crisis, to destroy what was once seen as a civic duty to treat emergency patients... Clinton to propose universal health coverage Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY - Sept. 15, 2007 ...Another piece would implement the National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Act — legislation she has proposed as a senator to cut malpractice costs by requiring physicians to disclose to patients their past mistakes... Further aid to doctors doubted The Baltimore Sun, MD - Sept. 15, 2007 ...Med Mutual's planned dividend stands in sharp contrast to the situation just a few years ago when the state's medical establishment rallied legislative support to resolve what was termed a malpractice crisis... State block insurer's plan to return $$68 million The Washington Post, DC - Sept. 15, 2007 Less than three years after Maryland began subsidizing medical malpractice insurance premiums for doctors, the state's leading malpractice insurer is reducing rates and offering doctors a rebate... Editorial: Tort Reform: Barbour didn't lead fight alone The Clarion Ledger, Jackson, MS - Sept. 15, 2007 ,,,Medical malpractice tort reforms begun during the Musgrove administration, and extended under the Barbour administration, are indeed helping Mississippians have better health care opportunities... Medical malpractice news
1 big problem, 2 competing plans for health-care reform Lancaster New Era, PA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...Their plans differ a bit, and can get quite complicated as they deal with issues such as medical malpractice costs, tax credits, guidelines for medical professionals and medical infections... Traveling to cure medical costs:Increasing number of Americans seek treatment out of the country The Salem News, Beverly, MA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...Health-industry representatives said U.S. health-care costs more, in part, because of skyrocketing medical-malpractice insurance and the higher wages and benefits paid to hospital workers... State blocks dividend by malpractice insurer The Baltimore Sun, MD - Sept. 14, 2007 ...The Maryland Insurance Administration blocked yesterday plans by the state's largest medical malpractice insurer to pay a nearly $69 million dividend, declaring that it will hold a hearing to decide how much money the state - as opposed to doctors - should get... Maryland puts hold on $68 million Medical Mutual dividend Insurance Journal, CA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler wants to review a large medical malpractice insurance dividend payment before it goes out... Opinion - Mark Tapscott and Cheryl K. Chumley: Is there a doctor in the house...who hasn't been sued? The Examiner, Washington, DC - Sept. 14, 2007 ...The medical profession provides numerous illustrations of the costs of out-of-control plaintiffs lawyers. A 2005 University of Michigan Health System study found escalating malpractice premiums led "providers to drop or reduce obstetrical services," leaving pregnant women hard-pressed to find prenatal care in places as diverse as Florida, Chicago, Nevada, Michigan, New York and the District of Columbia... Doctors take their practice home Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA (Seattle Times) - Sept. 14, 2007 ...She can spend time with her husband and three teenage daughters. Hanson said her overhead is about $1,800 a month, which includes office rental and malpractice insurance... Medical malpractice news
A break for state's doctors Hartford Courant, CT - Sept. 13, 2007 ...Many Connecticut doctors will pay lower premiums for malpractice insurance because of actions taken by two insurers, and another company plans to enter the market here, heating up competition... Med malpractice rates cut The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MI - Sept. 13, 2007 ...A 15.5 percent rate cut by the largest medical malpractice insurer in Mississippi has doctors praising tort reform and hoping their ranks grow... Governor, doctors praise tort reform WTOK, Meridian, MI - Sept. 13, 2007 ...Barbour said the number of practicing doctors in Mississippi is now higher than it was before tort reform passed, and recruiting doctors is easier for state hospitals... New Jersey's top court rejects suit on abortion New York Times, NY - Sept. 13, 2007 ...rejecting a woman’s arguments in a medical malpractice suit. There are cases pending in Illinois and South Dakota regarding what doctors should be required to tell women considering abortions about when life begins... Top N.J. court averts abortion trial The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA (Associated Press) - Sept. 13, 2007 ...The American Civil Liberties Union said a class-action medical malpractice lawsuit with similar claims as those raised by Acuna was recently brought in Illinois... New group hopes to give NJ doctors unified voice, more impact phillyburbs.com, PA (Associated Press) - Sept.13, 2007 ...NJ Physicians plans to address issues such as the rising cost of malpractice insurance and stopping HMOs and other managed-care insurers from interfering in patient care decisions... Editorial: State needs to cope with a growing doctor shortage Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, HI - Sept. 13, 2007 ...Some Hawaii doctors also point to the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance as a reason for them to move to the mainland, pointing to California's malpractice economic cap as a cure-all... Opinion - Stan Katten: We can improve our ailing health system Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA - Sept. 13, 2007 ...A major cost factor is ridiculous tort law that encourages malpractice lawsuits, many frivolous, and allows unwarranted class-action suits with awards in hundreds of millions of dollars... Opinion - Steve Erbach: Universal health care isn't for U.S. Appleton Post-Crescent, WI - Sept. 13, 2007 ...There's already a crisis in 22 states with ob-gyn doctors. There aren't enough to go around because of astronomical malpractice insurance rates... Opinion - Mary E. Rappazzo, MD: Universal system could ease health care crisis Times Union, Albany, NY, Sept. 13, 2007 ...49 million Americans being uninsured coupled with primary care physicians leaving practice because of the paperwork burden, the high price of malpractice and the cuts in reimbursement... Medical malpractice news
Pa. Chief Justice Cappy, 64, to retire early at end of year Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 12, 2007 ...Previously, a malpractice lawsuit against a doctor could be filed in any county in the state, but under the change, lawsuits can only be filed in the county where the alleged poor care occurred. That has cut down on the number of lawsuits... Pa. Supreme Court's chief justice to retire at year's end Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA (Associated Press) - Sept. 12, 2007 ...Within weeks of becoming chief justice, Cappy's court moved to address a growing medical malpractice controversy by requiring attorneys to get a medical professional to certify the merit of a malpractice complaint... Pa. Supreme Court chief justice to step down from bench Law.com, CA - Sept. 12, 2007 ...He added that he thought Cappy responded to the so-called medical malpractice crisis with some innovative ideas... Physicians form new lobbying group Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ - Sept. 12, 2007 ...Physicians unhappy with the direction of the state's medical society have created a competing group to push for lower malpractice premiums and provide "a strong, unified voice for doctors," organizers will announce today... Medical malpractice news
Malpractice carrier to cut cost Insurance News Net, PA - Sept. 11, 2007 ...The Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association says the news proves the "so-called crisis" involving doctors and medical malpractice insurance rates is abating. Doctors, on the other hand, say reports of this problem's demise are greatly exaggerated... Medical malpractice news
Sicko asks tough questions, but finding the answers is even tougher... The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Sept. 10, 2007 ...Staggs said it's very difficult to recruit doctors in Pennsylvania because doctors spend more than $100,000 per year on malpractice insurance. One of the advantages for most of the countries that have a government-run healthcare system is that the physicians don't have to worry about losing everything by being sued, he added... Shortage on Big Isle seen at crisis stage Star Bulletin, Honolulu, HI - Sept. 10, 2007 ...Although the debate about medical tort reform continues, doctors say it is one way to help make Hawaii a more attractive place to set up a practice... Some doctors see problems in trend toward more C-sections The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK - Sept. 10, 2007 ...the rising number of C-sections may be attributed less to women requesting C-sections and more to physicians' concerns about malpractice lawsuits. Lawsuits against doctors are common when a baby is born with cerebral palsy... Assemblyman Barclay to serve on Medical Malpractice Advisory Task Force The Palladium Times, Oswego, NY - Sept. 10, 2007 ..."Medical Malpractice Insurance has skyrocketed, and I have heard from a number of doctors who have told me that they cannot handle the increased liability costs..."... Pennsylvania medical liability insurer will likely reduce premiums in 2008 American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Sept. 9, 2007 Thousands of Pennsylvania physicians may get a break on their medical liability insurance premiums after PMSLIC, one of the state's leading carriers, announced plans to reduce rates ... Birthing policy review delivers confusion The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, MD - Sept. 9, 2007 ...The problem is state and federal lawmakers have failed to reform medical malpractice statutes, he said. "There's a natural resistance to put our necks on the line" when backup measures aren't available, Solberg said. One bad outcome, and "lawsuits can run into the millions, and a career is ended."... Editorial: Health insurance bill The Spectrum, St. George, UT - Sept. 9, 2007 ...Some of the mandates in the Act reported by the Associated Press are: ...Reform medical malpractice and promote arbitration, not litigation... Surgeries outside U.S. popular, potentially problematic News-Journal, Daytona Beach, FL - Sept. 9, 2007 ...Beyond those issues -- and most importantly -- if something goes wrong, patients will find it virtually impossible to sue for malpractice... Magazine: NEPA great for doctors Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Sept. 8, 2007 ..."The greatest challenge in the recent past is the malpractice situation..."... Medical malpractice news
TMLT to cut rates for doctors Austin Business Journal, TX - Sept. 7, 2007 ...TMLT has reduced rates five consecutive years since state lawmakers passed medical liability tort reform in 2003... New York City puts hospital error data online New York Times, NY - Sept. 7, 2007 ...Health experts said hospitals had resisted making such data public -- or even providing it to employees -- in part because of concern that it would feed malpractice suits... Suicide rates of U.S. youths rose 8% in 2004 Baltimore Sun, MD - Sept. 7, 2007 ...Some doctors are reluctant to prescribe an antidepressant to a child if it comes with the FDA's most stringent warning label, Riddle said: "People see it as a potential feeding frenzy for the malpractice lawyers and it's just scared the clinicians off."... McKissock & Hoffman law firm calling it quits Philadelphia Business Journal, PA - Sept. 6, 2007 ...as insurance carriers cracked down on rates and tort reform curbed the number of medical malpractice cases in Pennsylvania. A number of insurance defense firms have folded or merged into larger competitors in recent years... Medical malpractice news
Idaho company helps doctors sleep at night Idaho Stateman, Boise, ID - Sept. 6, 2007 ...At least one malpractice suit involving another firm has arisen. A Pennsylvania hospital and one of its ER physicians were sued when a radiologist based in India gave a wrong diagnosis, according to a Washington Post article... Doctors find going solo painless Seattle Times, WA - Sept. 6, 2007 ...Hanson said her overhead is around $1,800 a month, which includes office rental and malpractice insurance... Groups speak out at health insurance forum Post Star, Glen Falls, NY - Sept. 6, 2007 ...Dr. Edward Denious, an obstetrician/gynecologist from Glens Falls, said state officials should consider high medical malpractice insurance costs... La. court speeds Katrina suits, says hospitals' lack of evac plan is not medical malpractice The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA (Associated Press) - Sept. 5, 2007 ...The Louisiana Supreme Court removed a potential hurdle to hundreds of Hurricane Katrina lawsuits today (Wednesday), ruling that allegations hospitals lacked evacuation plans are not medical malpractice claims... Medical malpractice news
Free health clinic in W-B to stay closed Times-Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Sept. 5, 2007 ...But the doctor's intentions were derailed by the prohibitive cost of medical malpractice insurance, he said... Mental health law balances danger, rights Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 5, 2007 ..."Our feeling was that what would happen if a law like that passed is we'd go back to the old days, but this time with a medical liability risk," Dr. Fisher said... Mystery patients WPTV - Ch 5, West Palm Beach, FL - Sept. 5, 2007 ...Depending on the patients' level of expertise, their insights may even help reduce medical errors and malpractice risks and enhance patient safety... Opinion - Paul H. O'Neill: Commentary: To find a solution to the health care problem... Forbes, New York, NY - Sept. 5, 2007 ...Finally, to reduce errors, we must encourage truth telling. Lawmakers must turn the current medical malpractice system on its head, by establishing "blame free" error-reporting systems... Editorial: No money for mistakes: Medicare will stop paying for preventable errors The Register-Guard, Eugene, OR - Sept. 4, 2007 ...If third party payers withhold reimbursement when doctors and hospitals make preventable mistakes, the incentive to avoid errors becomes even greater... Medical malpractice news
At 2-year anniversary, Illinois' malpractice law nears first court challenge St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Sept. 4, 2007 ...The second anniversary of Illinois' landmark medical malpractice legislation passed quietly last month, in part because not everyone is sure the package of reforms should or will last... Civil suits rising The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Sept. 4, 2007 ...According to the Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System's Web site, www.courts.state.pa.us, there has been a decrease in medical malpractice case filings in Schuylkill County since 2000. In 2000, there were 18 filings; in 2001 and 2002, 35 filings each year; in 2003, 13; 2004, 12; 2005, 9 and in 2006, 11... Iowa settles damage claims annually for millions Sioux City Journal, IA - Sept. 4, 2007 ...About $1.4 million was paid to settle several medical malpractice lawsuits brought against University of Iowa Hospitals... Opinion - Herb Denenberg: A case study on our health delivery system The Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA - Sept. 4, 2007 ...I've had a long time to think about how everyone can protect themselves from the misadventures of modern medicine. That's because I can remember my mother talking about unnecessary surgery and other forms of medical malpractice when I was still in elementary school... Opinion - Dhruv Agneshwar, MD: Hospital births are the safest Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghampton, NY - Sept. 4, 2007 ...The other piece of this is the continuously rising cost of malpractice insurance, which is forcing many providers to stop providing obstetric care. As the malpractice crisis continues unabated, nobody is willing to take a risk and deliver babies in a non-hospital setting... Editorial: State must thoroughly explore changes to scanner restrictions Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, WV - Sept. 4, 2007 ...Some patients wonder if doctors are already recommending too many expensive tests, either as a way to pad their incomes or to protect themselves from malpractice suits... Editorial: Edwards proposal for universal health care has jarring mandatory tone The Morning Journal, Lorain, OH - Sept. 4, 2007 ...Edwards' plan has a jarring tone that is amplified when you remember that Edwards, a trial lawyer, made his personal multimillions in part by suing the pants off of doctors in malpractice cases... Medical malpractice news
Opinion - Ivan Arceneaux: Health care is No. 1 domestic issue The Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, TX - Sept. 3, 2007 ...Plus, find solutions to these questions: Should malpractice rules be changed? Should Congress mandate a “merit” pay program... Medical culture about errors may be changing Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL - Sept. 3, 2007 ...The Sarasota vascular surgeon said he agreed to discuss his case in depth with the Herald-Tribune because both doctors and the public harbor misconceptions about medical errors... Opinion - Marion E. Broome: Create more, not less, access to health care Indianapolis Star, IN - Sept. 3, 2007 ...From 1990 to 2006, there were 5,029 filings for Indiana doctors in the National Practitioner Data Bank, and four for NPs. These filings represent "total accumulated malpractice and adverse actions." These data indicate that NPs in Indiana are providing very safe care... Finances driving physicians out of solo practice American Medical News, IL - Sept. 2, 2007 ..."Today, you have a lot of doctors, a lot of them specialists, who actually are coming to the hospital and saying, 'I'm sick of dealing with malpractice, I'm sick of fighting for reimbursement, I'm sick of dealing with a fractious staff -- just hire me.' "... Editorial: Health care South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Sept. 2, 2007 ...At least that's the sensible reasoning behind a new approach taking hold of the medical profession these days, as leading patient safety organizations and progressive hospitals try to crack the culture of secrecy shrouding medical malpractice cases and improve care... Unlicensed nursing home can't claim protection in malpractice, ruling says The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS (Associated Press) - Sept. 1, 2007 ...Licensing by the state is required before a defendant can claim protections under tort laws in medical malpractice actions, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled... Opinion: State should assist hospital ERs The News Journal, Wilmington, DE - Sept. 1, 2007 ...There has been no meaningful state or federal malpractice reforms since I moved to the state in 1985. By meaningful reforms I refer to a reduction in malpractice rates... |
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