by PPN | May 31, 2016 | Newsletter
Encouraging Candor between Physicians, Patients Thanks to a multi-million dollar liability reform grant initiative, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has announced the availability of an online toolkit to assist physicians and healthcare providers with...
by PPN | May 25, 2016 | National, New York, News
E.J. McMahon’s recent column in the Poughkeepsie Journal champions reform of New York’s Scaffold Law, possibly the most litigation-friendly statute in the nation (“N.Y. leaders have means to improve business climate,” May 16). His attention to the law highlights how...
by PPN | May 23, 2016 | National, News
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today released a new online toolkit to help hospital and health system leaders and clinicians communicate accurately and openly with patients and their families when something goes wrong with their care. The...
by PPN | Apr 28, 2016 | Newsletter
Illinois’ Court Set to Rule on Liability Limitations Under fire in the state of Illinois are the statute of limitations for medical liability lawsuits, with the possibility that they could be extended and leave physicians indefinitely vulnerable to medical lawsuit...
by PPN | Apr 27, 2016 | Illinois, National, News
Under fire in the state of Illinois are the statute of limitations for medical liability lawsuits, with the possibility that they could be extended and leave physicians indefinitely vulnerable to medical lawsuit abuse. Currently in Illinois, wrongful death suits must...
