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Medical Malpractice Filings Are Spiking As Lawyers Target Philly Juries As A ‘Slot Machine’
Malpractice cases from as far away as Scranton and York are being filed in Philadelphia since a rule change at the beginning of 2023. Main Line Health has four hospitals, all outside Philadelphia. Yet the nonprofit has been hard hit by a change in medical...
‘Push Back Hard’: Liability Negotiation Critical When Contracting With AI Companies
As health care providers contract with artificial intelligence services, the management of liability and risk is a key concern to keep in mind, according to a presenter at the 2024 Association of Women in Rheumatology annual conference. “This is a highly...
Report: To Bolster N.M.’s Medical Workforce, Reform Malpractice Law, Cut Red Tape
A full-on reform of New Mexico’s medical malpractice law, easing licensing and credentialing hurdles and expanding a loan repayment program for health professionals are all possible cures for what ails the state’s stubborn health care provider shortage, a Santa...
Tort Reform Could Be Top Priority for Georgia Lawmakers, Gov. Kemp in 2025 Legislative Session
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has made tort reform the main theme of his annual August address to Georgia political and business leaders two years running. But his Aug. 7 speech at this year's Georgia Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Congressional Luncheon in Athens had a...
How to Survive a Malpractice Lawsuit With Your Soul Intact
Personal Perspective: Naiveté drives the devastation of a malpractice suit. Key points Most healthcare practitioners are startlingly naive about malpractice litigation. Healthcare practitioners benefit from education on the nature and mechanisms of malpractice...
An Effective Program to Reduce Malpractice Claims and Payments in a Large Orthopaedic Practice
Background: High reliability in health care requires a balance between intentionally designed systems and individual professional accountability. One element of accountability includes a process for addressing clinicians whose practices are associated with a...
Hospitals’ Medical Malpractice Exposure Expanded by NJ Justices
New Jersey hospitals and health care providers will have a harder time eliminating malpractice suits following a state high court ruling allowing patients to bring complaints without a expert reviewing medical records. A third-party affidavit of merit needed to...
Indiana’s COVID-19 Liability Immunity Statute Survives Court Test
In April 2020—six weeks after Indiana declared a public health emergency because of COVID-19—an ambulance brought a patient to the hospital with nausea, vomiting and a headache. En route, emergency medical technicians performed a stroke assessment and did not...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Signs Law Raising Damages Cap for Medical Malpractice Claims
Legislation resulted from tense negotiations between lawyers, business groups, insurance industry Coloradans injured by medical malpractice will soon be able to seek more money from insurers and health care providers under new limits signed into law Monday by Gov....
Changing History: How TMA Has Influenced the Course of Texas Medicine
The Texas Medical Association’s 171-year existence is rich with milestones. From ushering in significant legislative reforms and responding to emergencies to expanding its own operations and solving seemingly intractable problems, TMA has played an active role in...