June 2018 Newsletter

Liability reform empowers physicians to avoid defensive medicine While evidence strongly suggests that the potential for liability lawsuits results in treatments and tests that may not be otherwise necessary, new data shows that medical liability reform may be...

Malpractice Award Caps May Alter CAD Testing, Management

Physicians in states that limit the amount juries can award for noneconomic damage in medical malpractice suits conduct fewer invasive tests for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and referred fewer patients for revascularization than their counterparts in states...