July 2014 Newsletter

Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 7 July 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Hope Looms Large for Liability Reform Time in Courtroom Exceeds Time in Classroom for Most Physicians Operating Room Black Box Protecting Patients California’s...

Doctors Spend More Time in the Courtroom Than the Classroom

Medical malpractice suits are time consuming and emotionally draining. The average physician spends more time—about 11 percent of his or her career—embroiled in malpractice litigation than it takes to complete medical school. Most claims consume two years prior to...

Is There Any Hope for Malpractice Reform?

There Are Rays of Hope Medical malpractice continues to loom large in the minds of just about every practicing physician. Claims and rates are declining, but the problem of lawsuits against physicians is far from tapering off. And upcoming changes in medicine due to...

‘Black box’ tracks errors in Toronto operating room

A “black box” installed in a Toronto operating room earlier this year has found that surgical teams are making the vast majority of their errors during the same two steps surgery after surgery. Now researchers are looking at how to reduce those mistakes and prevent...