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...
by PPN | Jun 28, 2019 | Kansas, National, New Mexico, Newsletter
Lifting liability limits in New Mexico could take medical system from bad to worse Already ranking two spots from the bottom on access to health care when compared to all U.S. states, New Mexico patients now face another obstacle if personal injury attorneys have...
by PPN | May 30, 2019 | Minnesota, National, Newsletter, Oregon
Minnesota liability ruling trends towards dangerous precedent for patients Setting a troubling precedent that could limit collaborative patient care efforts, the Minnesota Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of expanding liability and opening the door for an...
by PPN | Apr 26, 2019 | National, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
Risky business: Lawsuit venue shopping harms access to care An overview of Pennsylvania’s recent proposed changes to lawsuit venue filing rules highlights the risk it adds to accessible and affordable care. Following a surge of liability lawsuits in locations that...
by PPN | Apr 26, 2019 | National
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette More than a third of all physicians have had at least one malpractice suit filed against them, which helps explain why malpractice insurance can run into the six figures. And now, after decades of relative stability and even declines in...
