by PPN | Jan 20, 2015 | Massachusetts, News
When a woman had gall bladder surgery at a Massachusetts hospital in 2013, doctors noticed something suspicious on a CT scan that they thought could be ovarian cancer. But the recommendation that the patient get a pelvic ultrasound fell through the cracks. Months...
by PPN | Jan 14, 2015 | News, West Virginia
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the Legislature, members of the Board of Public Works, justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and my fellow West Virginians....
by PPN | Dec 24, 2014 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 12 December 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Continuing Education: Surgeons Stay Informed on State of Medical Liability System Looking Forward on Reform Efforts Best Wishes for a Happy...
by PPN | Dec 23, 2014 | California, News
On November 4, 2014, Californians voted against Proposition 46, an unprecedented statewide ballot initiative that would have, among other things, raised the $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages to $1.1 million and indexed it to the rate of inflation in future years....
by PPN | Nov 26, 2014 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 11 November 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Medical Liability Reform to put Deficit in Order Voters at the Ballot Box Put Patients First Window of Opportunity Opens for Reform Medical...
