by PPN | Apr 13, 2014 | News
ORLANDO — The medical liability system in the U.S. is dysfunctional for physicians and their patients, but healthcare systems that have enacted successful reform offer hope for the future, according to a report from the American College of Physicians (ACP)....
by PPN | Apr 8, 2014 | District of Columbia, National, News
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced a bill clarifying that sports medicine professionals who travel outside their primary licensed state to provide care for the athletes will be covered by their...
by PPN | Apr 3, 2014 | News
President Obama might be thrilled that 7.1 million people signed up for ObamaCare. But doctors have good reason to hold their applause. Back in June 2009, Obama told a gathering of the American Medical Association that he was “looking at a range of ideas”...
by PPN | Mar 31, 2014 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 9, Issue 3 March 2014 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Medical Liability Reform Saves Lives, Saves Costs Leading in Liability Payouts Leaves Patients Behind HCLA Sets Vision for 2014 in Annual Meeting Medical Liability...
by PPN | Mar 28, 2014 | California, Florida, New York, News, Pennsylvania
Medical malpractice lawsuits paid out more in New York last year than in any other state — and by a huge margin. Awards in malpractice lawsuits paid out roughly $690 million in New York last year, nearly twice that of second-ranked Pennsylvania, which saw $357 million...
