October 2013 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 10 October 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: PA OK’s I’m Sorry Law Judge Rejects Defendant Access to Communications in Liability Cases Top Concern for New Hampshire Physicians: Medical Liability PA OK’s I’m...

House Passes Health Care Apology Bill

Governor is expected to sign bill that keeps statements of concern out of court. There may be a good reason patients sometimes feel they get the cold shoulder from their doctors after being injured in a medical setting. The physicians may be afraid that even the...

Malpractice issues a top concern of physicians

Data also shows worries about ACA Malpractice issues and tort reform should be the top priority of the N.H. Medical Society, according to a survey of the state’s physicians. The University of New Hampshire Survey Center conducted a physician survey on behalf of...

Florida’s Medical Malpractice Fight Going to Appeals Court

The latest round in Florida’s long-running legal and political fight about medical malpractice is headed to a federal appeals court. Just days after a federal judge rejected part of a new malpractice law backed by doctors, the defendant in the case gave notice Monday...