by PPN | Aug 29, 2019 | Connecticut, National, Newsletter, Utah
Liability reforms must be more than skin deep An analysis by University of Virginia (UVA) researchers on the prevalence of unnecessary medical tests highlighted the effect on health care costs and patient anxiety, leading a retired neurologist to reflect on how...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2019 | National
SOURCE: The Daily Progress The July 28 issue of The Daily Progress relates the initiative from two young members of the University of Virginia faculty, Dr. Joseph Wiencek and Dr. Andrew Parsons, about reducing unnecessary medical tests. As a retired neurologist from...
by PPN | Aug 29, 2019 | National
SOURCE: The Daily Progress Unnecessary medical tests can add to a patient’s costs, discomfort and anxiety as more and more tests cascade in an effort to chase the cause of a symptom. A doctor may order those tests out of a worthy desire to take care of a patient,...
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...
by PPN | Jul 31, 2019 | National
SOURCE: AAP News As experts in prevention, pediatricians need to know essential strategies to prevent medical liability claims. Ample research shows that communicating skillfully and fostering effective physician-patient relationships can help pediatricians avoid...
by PPN | Jun 28, 2019 | National
SOURCE: The New York Times The American medical malpractice system is doing almost nothing to improve the quality of health care, research suggests. What may be more concerning is that there is very little discussion, much less action, on reform. Despite worries among...
