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 | latest_news, National, News
In a new report offering guidance to the state bodies that license physicians, the Federation of State Medical Boards said doctors are responsible for their use of artificial intelligence and accountable for any harm the technology causes. “Once a physician chooses to...
by PPN | May 29, 2024 | Iowa, latest_news, National, News
The rate of cesarean births in Iowa has gone up since 2016 to a little over 30%, according to new data from the CDC. Nationally, the C-section delivery rate in 2023 came to 32.4%. Why it matters: That’s well above the 10-15% rate that the WHO considers...
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 | Apr 30, 2024 | Florida, Illinois, latest_news, National, New York, News
The United States is facing a shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists that is only expected to worsen moving forward. There were about 50,800 OB-GYNs practicing in the U.S. in 2018, already too few to meet the country’s rising demand. Roughly 3,000 fewer OB-GYNs will...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2024 | California, COVID, District of Columbia, Florida, National, New York, Newsletter
Shining a light on third-party financing of liability lawsuits Opinion leaders in the Sunshine State are pushing for the legislature to shed light on third-party financing of medical liability lawsuits, calling for a special legislative session to curb this practice,...
