by PPN | Sep 30, 2024 | latest_news, National, News, Pennsylvania
Malpractice cases from as far away as Scranton and York are being filed in Philadelphia since a rule change at the beginning of 2023. Main Line Health has four hospitals, all outside Philadelphia. Yet the nonprofit has been hard hit by a change in medical...
by PPN | Sep 30, 2024 | Florida, latest_news, National, News, North Carolina
As health care providers contract with artificial intelligence services, the management of liability and risk is a key concern to keep in mind, according to a presenter at the 2024 Association of Women in Rheumatology annual conference. “This is a highly...
by PPN | Sep 30, 2024 | COVID, latest_news, National, New Mexico, News
A full-on reform of New Mexico’s medical malpractice law, easing licensing and credentialing hurdles and expanding a loan repayment program for health professionals are all possible cures for what ails the state’s stubborn health care provider shortage, a Santa...
by PPN | Aug 28, 2024 | Georgia, latest_news, National, News
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has made tort reform the main theme of his annual August address to Georgia political and business leaders two years running. But his Aug. 7 speech at this year’s Georgia Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Congressional Luncheon in...
by PPN | Aug 28, 2024 | latest_news, National, News
Personal Perspective: Naiveté drives the devastation of a malpractice suit. Key points Most healthcare practitioners are startlingly naive about malpractice litigation. Healthcare practitioners benefit from education on the nature and mechanisms of malpractice...
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...