by PPN | Jul 14, 2014 | New York, News
There Are Rays of Hope Medical malpractice continues to loom large in the minds of just about every practicing physician. Claims and rates are declining, but the problem of lawsuits against physicians is far from tapering off. And upcoming changes in medicine due to...
by PPN | Jul 9, 2014 | News
A “black box” installed in a Toronto operating room earlier this year has found that surgical teams are making the vast majority of their errors during the same two steps surgery after surgery. Now researchers are looking at how to reduce those mistakes and prevent...
by PPN | May 29, 2014 | Mississippi, News
Former Gov. Barbour says state was facing ‘health care crisis’ with doctors and hospitals unable to afford insurance and afraid to practice because of lawsuits. As the 10th anniversary of Mississippi’s 2004 “tort reform” — limits on lawsuits — nears, supporters say...
by PPN | May 13, 2014 | News
Connecticut hospitals have seen a slow, but steady decline in medical malpractice insurance expenses in recent years, a positive sign for an industry that was battered by skyrocketing costs a decade ago. The state’s 29 acute care hospitals spent $119.9 million...
by PPN | May 13, 2014 | News, Wisconsin
Apologies by health care workers are protected from being used against them in court by a new law enacted in Wisconsin, which is one of more than 35 states to enact such a law. The law, Assembly Bill 120, was signed by Governor Scott Walker on April 8 in Madison. The...
by PPN | Apr 16, 2014 | California, New York, News
AG Kamala Harris helps the trial bar try to sneak one past voters. One of California’s few emollients for employers is its limit on “pain and suffering” medical liability judgments, which has improved access to medical care and held down health...
