Medical Liability news from FierceHealthcare
NewsJudge-directed talks, patient-centeredness save millions in malpractice payments
As nationwide healthcare costs continue to rise, the industry is trying various ways to cut expenses associated with malpractice. For instance, New York's medically trained judges review and rule on Read more...
ER docs order tests to avoid lawsuits first, help patients second
A patient's best interests may not be motivating emergency room doctors to order tests as much as self-protection from medical liability lawsuits, a new survey from the American College of Emergency Read more...
House committee approves medical liability reform
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to approve a bill that would place caps on medical liability for providers, reports AHA News Today. The bill, which was co-authored by Republicans and Read more...
House Judiciary Committee looks into medical liability reform
Medical liability reform was the focus of the House Judiciary Committee's first hearing in the 112th Congress, MedPageToday reports. Although yesterday's hearing didn't relate to any particular bill, Read more...
Docs seek medical liability protections, state by state
With national tort reform still on the back burner, physicians are mounting state-based efforts to achieve tort reforms, with a key focus on enacting, maintaining or lowering noneconomic damage caps, Read more...
Doctors cut back hours when malpractice risk rises
When physicians perceive a risk of malpractice, it affects the number of hours they work and the number of patients they see to the equivalent of working two fewer hours per week for every 10 percent Read more...
Patient safety, medical liability reform grants still up for grabs
There is still plenty of time for healthcare organizations to win some of the $25 million in federal grants that's up for grabs for programs that promote patient safety and medical liability reform. Read more...
Denying malpractice can threaten patient safety
A decade has passed since the Institutes of Medicine released "To Err is Human," a groundbreaking report that brought attention to the problem of medical errors and launched the patient safety Read more...
Republicans unsatisfied with Obama malpractice reform stand
In his much-discussed speech last week, President Obama took what could be considered a very lukewarm stand on malpractice reform, promising only to ask HHS to conduct demonstration projects that Read more...
Doctors are stopping states from digging into medical liability funds
As everyone knows, states are struggling to keep their budgets afloat, sometimes by digging into state-created medical liability funds. This hasn't sat well with doctors, who, in New Hampshire and Read more...
| Press ReleasesMMIC Group Receives Final Approval to Become a Mutual CompanyCEO says change will help company grow through new partnerships and investments MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medical liability insurer MMIC Group, Inc. (MMIC) has received final regulatory approval Read more >> Society of Hospital Medicine Awards The Doctors Company Exclusive EndorsementNew Partnership Brings Exclusive Program Discounts to SHM Members DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability, is pleased to Read more >> The Doctors Company Announces Over $37 Million in Total Paid to Former Northwest Physicians Mutual Policyholders2011 Payment Over $14 Million in Addition to Consecutive Dividends and Rate Decrease NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest insurer of physician and surgeon medical Read more >> Medical Malpractice Reform Key to Driving Down Healthcare Costs, Capson Physicians Insurance SaysCapson uses tech-driven innovation to push for ground-up reform of broken medical malpractice insurance; improve patient-physician relationships AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In response to Read more >> House Judiciary Hearing Puts Medical Liability Reform Back in the SpotlightJanuary 20, 2011 | PR Newswire Association LLC HCLA Testifies that Medical Lawsuit Abuse Threatens Patient Care WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Health Coalition on Liability Read more >> |
