by PPN | Jun 17, 2016 | National, News, Pennsylvania
Medical malpractice jury verdicts hit a 15-year low statewide last year, a sign the medical community sees as welcome relief from escalating insurance premiums but lawyers view as evidence that injured patients are being unfairly denied an opportunity for redress. In...
by PPN | Jun 13, 2016 | Arkansas, National, News
Advocates of capping noneconomic damage awards in lawsuits against health care providers have taken a new tack. They want to amend the Arkansas Constitution instead of making change through the Arkansas Legislature. “Every time we wanted to do something legislatively,...
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...
