by PPN | Jul 30, 2024 | COVID, Indiana, National, New Jersey, Newsletter
COVID-era pandemic protection law put to the test in Indiana An Indiana law that offered protections for health care responders and facilities confronting the COVID-19 pandemic was tested earlier this month, as a challenge was mounted following an adverse outcome that...
by PPN | Jul 30, 2024 | latest_news, National, News
Background: High reliability in health care requires a balance between intentionally designed systems and individual professional accountability. One element of accountability includes a process for addressing clinicians whose practices are associated with a...
by PPN | Jul 30, 2024 | latest_news, National, New Jersey, News
New Jersey hospitals and health care providers will have a harder time eliminating malpractice suits following a state high court ruling allowing patients to bring complaints without a expert reviewing medical records. A third-party affidavit of merit needed to...
by PPN | Jul 30, 2024 | COVID, Indiana, latest_news, National, News
In April 2020—six weeks after Indiana declared a public health emergency because of COVID-19—an ambulance brought a patient to the hospital with nausea, vomiting and a headache. En route, emergency medical technicians performed a stroke assessment and did not...
by PPN | Jun 27, 2024 | Colorado, COVID, National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania, Texas
Pennsylvania venue shopping leads to looming liability crisis A growing number of physicians and access to care advocates are joining together to warn of a looming liability crisis resulting from venue shopping and medical lawsuit abuse in Pennsylvania. Over the past...
