September 2012 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 7, Issue 9 September 2012 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: A Toast to Texas’ Reforms Alternative Liability “Reforms” Under Consideration A Toast to Texas’ Reforms There is no shortage of good news stemming from the...

Ga. group offers way to curb health care costs

A Gallup survey this summer found that 26 percent of all health care spending in Georgia is on unnecessary tests. The state’s doctors ring up $15 billion annually in avoidable costs, mostly in efforts to create evidence in case they are sued. Just in the...

GUEST: Medical liability an issue

In 2003, doctors in both Texas and New York faced a crisis. Excessive, costly and often baseless litigation was forcing physicians to limit their practices or shut their doors altogether. Hospitals were spending increasing amounts for lawsuits rather than investing in...