by PPN | May 31, 2023 | latest_news, National, News
CHICAGO – A new analysis (PDF) from the American Medical Association (AMA) finds the possibility of being sued during a career in medicine is very real for most doctors, which is notable given that most claims end with no finding of negligence or error. According to...
by PPN | May 31, 2023 | latest_news, National, News, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s physicians are experiencing a sense of déjà vu as the state appears to be heading toward another medical liability insurance crisis. The state was gripped by such a crisis approximately twenty years ago as trial lawyers pursued malpractice lawsuits by...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2023 | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, latest_news, National, New York, News, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah
Court cases show that physicians continually underestimate their liability in supervising nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs). Even in states that have abolished requirements that NPs be physician-supervised, physicians may still be liable...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2023 | latest_news, National, New Mexico, News
LAS CRUCES – An emergency bill introduced in the last week of the 2023 legislative session may have curtailed the loss of doctors in New Mexico due to increasing claims caps in medical malpractice cases. Senate Bill 523 changed wording of the Medical Malpractice Act...
by PPN | Mar 31, 2023 | National, News
SOURCE: Business Insurance Medical professionals and their insurers face an evolving medical liability landscape following the U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision last year, but captives may be able to help organizations handle the risks, an attorney, a risk manager...
by PPN | Mar 31, 2023 | National, News, Pennsylvania
SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer For the first time in 20 years, Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice lawsuits this year can be filed in counties other than the one where an injury happened. Late last year, the family of a 9-year-old boy who fractured his jaw at...
