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Patient compensation could reduce malpractice costs, defensive medicine
With defensive medicine making up as much as a quarter (26 percent) of overall healthcare spending, a patient compensation system could be one way to reduce defensive medicine and malpractice costs,
Why 'I'm sorry' still matters: Hospital CEO apologizes for death of actor's brother
Two years after the settlement regarding a well-publicized patient death, President and CEO Sandra Coletta of Rhode Island's Kent Hospital is still apologizing for the death of actor James Woods's
Docs admit malpractice fears lead to overly aggressive care
Doctors admit to being part of the healthcare problem, fessing up that they provide too much medical care in a nationwide survey published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. They said malpractice
Florida's hospital-friendly tort reform could spark a wave
In a move that hospitals execs nationwide will no doubt hail, Florida legislators recently passed several laws to protect healthcare facilities against patient lawsuits. The biggest, HB479, restricts
New law protects physicians who say 'I'm sorry'
In a move geared toward increasing communication and transparency in healthcare, the state of Michigan has passed an "I'm sorry" law for doctors, which will allow healthcare providers to apologize to
Technology helping patients to understand informed consent
Hospitals are turning to technology to better inform patients about what they are consenting for the doctor to perform, reports the Associated Press. The interactive computer programs explain
Hospitals unnecessarily transfer children more than adults
A combination of malpractice suit fears and a lack of pediatric orthopedic surgeons may be to blame for costly unnecessary hospital transfers, a new study published in the Journal of Trauma
AHRQ grants aim to improve patient safety, reduce costs due to malpractice fallout
In an attempt to curb the costs involved with lawsuits in malpractice cases nationwide, the Obama administration is enlisting the help of the New York State Unified Court System--and in particular
Abrupt St. Vincent's shutdown leaves legal questions for laid-off physicians and staff
Despite the slow and public demise of Manhattan's St. Vincent's Hospital , the abrupt shutdown has lawyers looking to resolve some surprise loose ends on behalf of the hospital's some 3,500 former
Sebelius, Cornyn share different views on healthcare reform at AHA's annual meeting
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) agree that "volume over value" is a concept that needs to be reversed in hospitals throughout America. But how
