by PPN | Sep 8, 2017 | Massachusetts, National, News
Research in patient safety and medical liability in recent years has widened our definition of these terms. Patient Safety improvement is no longer a preventive strategy to protect medical facilities from lawsuits—it is a serious and wide-reaching effort to measurably...
by PPN | Sep 8, 2017 | California, Florida, National, Nevada, News
Depending on where you live in the United States, it could already be tough to find an obstetrician/gynecologist—almost half of U.S. counties lack one, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But recent studies show that the problem is only going to get...
by PPN | Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Liability litigation threatens access to care in three states As medical liability reform continues to await consideration by the US Senate, the successes of state-based reforms are threatened by legal challenges that could limit access to affordable care. In Maryland...
by PPN | Aug 24, 2017 | National, News
Healthcare Matters announced today that its video interview of United States Congressman Steve King — sponsor of the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017— is available on Cunningham Group’s website. The Healthcare Matters interview of Rep. Steve King focused on...
by PPN | Aug 23, 2017 | Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, National, News
In contrast with the federal government—where a House-passed medical liability reform bill languishes in the Senate—many states have found success enacting tort reforms that better serve patients and physicians. But court cases are challenging reforms in place in at...
