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NewsPatient 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, Read more...
Reopened National Practitioner Data Bank restrictions 'protect' disciplined docs
Responding to the backlash to shutting down public access, Health & Human Services on Wednesday reopened the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) but with some restrictions. The NPDB, the Read more...
Diagnostic communication failures up malpractice payments 40%
Failing to communicate clinical data from the growing field of diagnostic testing puts physicians at risk for medical malpractice claims, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Read more...
Judge-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...
HHS: Doctor malpractice, disciplinary data no longer public
While the healthcare industry promotes enhanced transparency, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is taking a step in the other direction, shutting down the once-public National Read more...
Most physicians face malpractice, but don't pay
Although more than two-thirds of physicians will face at least one malpractice claim during their career, most don't result in actual payments, according to a study published in today's New England Read more...
State med boards not punishing dangerous docs
State medical boards have failed to discipline 55 percent of the nation's doctors who had their clinical privileges revoked or restricted by the hospitals where they worked, according to a report Read more...
Malpractice claims against hospitals on the rise
Medical malpractice claims against hospitals likely will exceed 44,000 claims totaling $8.6 billion for incidents that occurred in 2009, risk management services provider Aon Corporation and the Read more...
Florida doctors slam AMA leaders
The Florida Medical Association sent a letter of "no confidence" to the American Medical Association on Tuesday after the AMA endorsed healthcare reform, but failed to get action on top priorities Read more...
AMA malpractice survey reveals docs most at risk
Hospital leaders, take note. Your older, male physicians pose greater malpractice risks than your younger or female doctors, according to a report released yesterday by the American Medical Read more...
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