Salem News, Salem, MA - Jun 1, 2009
...It shouldn't be a big deal. Except this is a litigation-happy age and doctors are fearful of lawsuits filed by unhappy patients at the urging of rapacious lawyers...
Opinion - William C. Kashatus: When medicine meant care
The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Jun 1, 2009
...Meanwhile, insurance companies are charging physicians exorbitant malpractice rates, which in Pennsylvania has resulted in an exodus of physicians to other states. Others, mostly specialists, try to recoup their financial losses by ordering more tests and procedures than are necessary...
Bill challenging Nevada liability cap defeated
American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Jun 1, 2009
...The Nevada State Medical Assn. and a coalition of health care organizations called Keep Our Doctors in Nevada won their fight to preserve the cap, which they credited with curbing malpractice claims filings and liability insurance rates since its passage in 2002.
Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak spurs new laws
Mohave Daily News, NV (Associated Press) - May 31, 2009
...Another new law affirms that a health care professional's license can be suspended if the facility they own is investigated or disciplined for misconduct. A measure easing malpractice award caps died in the Senate...
Senate approves two controversial healthcare bills Saturday
The Courant, Hartford, CT - May 30, 2009
...Three ways of reducing costs include medical malpractice reform, reducing tobacco use, and reducing obesity. If all tobacco use was eliminated, the system could save 40 percent to 60 percent of the entire healthcare bill, Frantz said. If obesity was eliminated, the system would save another 15 percent to 25 percent...
Doctors must self-report mal-practice, discipline in state Web site
The DenverChannel.com, CO - May 29, 2009
...But doctors have a Sunday deadline to get their information entered into the system. So far, more than 15,000 doctors have done so, listing their education, malpractice settlements, crimes, disciplinary actions, employment contracts and business relationships...
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