by PPN | May 30, 2024 | Iowa, Kentucky, National, Newsletter, Tennessee
Kentucky acts to stop abuse of medical liability system A bill signed into law in Kentucky aims to get ahead of aggressive abuses of the medical liability system, sidestepping issues experienced in other states that threaten access to care. The bill, HB 159,...
by PPN | May 29, 2024 | Kentucky, latest_news, National, News, Tennessee
Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession Kentucky has become the first state to decriminalize medical errors — a move many medical associations support. HB 159 was signed by Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on March 26...
by PPN | Dec 21, 2023 | Georgia, Kentucky, National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Intel on Health Care AI As artificial and augmented intelligence (AI) begins to reach physicians’ offices across the U.S., balancing its benefits and limitations requires deeper intel to understand the impacts on patient care and liability. Recently, computer...
by PPN | Sep 30, 2019 | California, Kentucky, Louisiana, National
Longer statutes of limitation could invite in lawsuit abuse A challenge to Kentucky’s longstanding statute of limitations on medical liability lawsuit filings could open the door for additional litigation – and medical lawsuit abuse. A case is currently pending before...
by PPN | Sep 30, 2019 | Kentucky, News
SOURCE: AMA A Kentucky law that, in most cases, gives patients one year to file a medical liability lawsuit does the job it was designed to do—ensuring claims are promptly and fairly adjudicated—and the judicial system shouldn’t create any unintended loopholes,...
by PPN | Jul 31, 2019 | Kentucky, National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Opportunity for ACCESS: Liability reform introduced in Congress A new bill introduced in Congress offers the opportunity to limit the patchwork of medical liability laws and bring certainty to patients across the country seeking access to care. The Accessible Care by...