by PPN | Dec 23, 2011 | News, Texas
Journal of the American College of Surgeons Study Reveals Malpractice Litigation Drives Profound Personal Implications, Including Depression and Low Career SatisfactionCHICAGO (November 14, 2011) – According to the results of a new study published in...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2011 | New Jersey, New York, News
Medical liability is a key reason physicians admit more emergency department patients and discharge them less, say two studies in the October Annals of Emergency Medicine. In one study, a survey of 849 emergency physicians and patients in two inner-city emergency...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2011 | Indiana, News
Indiana physicians continue to battle a legal challenge over the state's medical liability damages cap.Indiana Court of Appeals judges on Oct. 25 allowed a lawsuit against the cap to move forward, denying a request by Community Hospitals of Indiana to throw out...
by PPN | Nov 30, 2011 | New York, News
Medical malpractice lawsuits can be complicated, expensive and emotionally wrenching for patients, doctors and hospital officials alike. Now a program pioneered by a Bronx judge that speeds up the resolution of these cases is expanding into other parts of New York....
by PPN | Nov 30, 2011 | News, Texas
Since Texas enacted comprehensive medical liability reform in 2003, including a constitutional amendment ratifying limitations on non-economic damages in medical liability lawsuits against health care providers, Texas has seen significant improvements in access to...
by PPN | Oct 31, 2011 | Minnesota, News
For the sixth consecutive year, medical liability insurance premiums have eased across the country, with 55% of rates in 2011 holding steady.While most rates remained stable, data from the annual Medical Liability Monitor survey show 30% of premiums dropped —...