by PPN | Dec 9, 2013 | News
For people who had been awaiting the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in order to obtain health insurance for the first time, the major problem associated with American healthcare has been a lack of access to it. But for a surprising number of Americans, the greater...
by PPN | Nov 27, 2013 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 11 November 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: HCLA Defends Liability Reform in Health Affairs Letter Detroit News: ER Doctors Need Reform, Relief PPN is Thankful for Efforts to Protect Patient Care Lack of...
by PPN | Nov 1, 2013 | Georgia, Michigan, News, Texas
Legislation would provide emergency physicians with helpful, and fair, tort reform Emergency room doctors shouldn’t have to fear lawsuits when simply doing their jobs. A bill in the Michigan House would bring some reasonable control to medical malpractice lawsuits...
by PPN | Oct 31, 2013 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 10 October 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: PA OK’s I’m Sorry Law Judge Rejects Defendant Access to Communications in Liability Cases Top Concern for New Hampshire Physicians: Medical Liability PA OK’s I’m...
by PPN | Oct 30, 2013 | Florida, Georgia, News
Federal quality metrics – integrated into the Affordable Care Act to improve and standardize care – are posing unintended legal risks for physicians, medical malpractice experts noted. “The Affordable Care Act itself doesn’t identify medical malpractice...
