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Malpractice Claims Articles, 2005 Kansas City Star (subscription), Blunt contends tougher limits on medical malpractice claims will help control the rising cost of malpractice insurance, allowing physicians to make money and ... Malpractice reforms urged Billings Gazette, House Bill 25 would not allow hospitals to be held responsible in malpractice claims when the physician is not an employee of the facility. ... Malpractice caps must be looked at thoroughly Nashville City Paper, A Harvard University study found that 80 percent of malpractice claims were filed against doctors who had made no mistake whatsoever. ... To: National Desk U.S. Newswire (press release), Reverend, Dr. Ronald Myers, who has had no malpractice claims against him in his 16 years of practice and travels 50,000 miles per year through the Delta to ... Bill would cap malpractice claims Nashville City Paper, By Judith R. Tackett, jtackett@nashvillecitypaper.com. The Tennessee Medical Association is trying to use the current national momentum ... Bush is seeking cap on damages SunHerald.com, Q: In regards to tort reform, if caps are put on malpractice claims, does that necessarily mandate that medical insurance companies must hold the line on ... Medical Malpractice in Relation to Mammography Am J Roentgenology (subscription) Probably not, but the proposal to form arbitration panels in each state and county to review malpractice claims before they can proceed to juries is actually ... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A list of legislative committee meetings ... Wyoming News, SENATE CORPORATIONS - SF61 Annexation. SF88 Medical malpractice claims reporting. SF89 Involuntary hospitalized-annual hearing. ... Up on Beacon Hill: Workshops on school violence Tewksbury Advocate, ...medical malpractice system in the Commonwealth, including but not limited to appropriate measures of compensation for medical malpractice claims, procedures of ... General Assembly facing challenges on budget, lottery New Bern Sun Journal, ...last year. Lawmakers could also take up the issue of reforming the way medical malpractice claims are handled in state courts. "It ... Legislature to try again on tort reform Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), ..."It's not designed to make them rich.". MAG Mutual reports that it paid out 20 malpractice claims of more than $1 million in 2003, up from 13 in 1999. ... Agenda includes spending, revenue, tax sunsets, lottery Shelby Star, ...year. The two houses could also take up the issue of reforming the way medical malpractice claims are handled in state courts. Two ... Committee backs altered malpractice regulations Lynchburg News and Advance, ...attorneys, the bill requires insurance companies to file annual reports to the State Corporation Commission regarding malpractice claims regardless of whether ... Fear of suits shouldn’t impede doctors from doing right thing East Valley Tribune, But nothing in the measure prevents plaintiffs and their attorneys from gathering and using legitimate evidence and testimony that back malpractice claims. ... Bad outcome stands to impart lessons Richmond Times Dispatch, To access information about disciplinary actions and medical-malpractice claims paid by a physician, visit the state Department of Health Professions Web site ... Lammico president Henry Jumonville steps down BizNewOrleans.com, While both malpractice claims and insurers’ litigation costs have increased over the years, Lammico has benefited from dwindling competition. In 2002, St. ... A Question of Credibility Washington Post, ...in his efforts against terrorism and support for some of his top goals -- such as simplifying the tax code, limiting medical malpractice claims and proceeding ... Malpractice Suits Aren't What Needs Fixing Here Common Dreams Since 1996, the number of malpractice claims has been flat. The average payout has increased only slightly. According to the National ... Call for end to 'defensive medicine' Irish Health, ...quality care. The fact that successful malpractice claims against doctors are rare misses the point, Dr Murphy said. Doctors find ... Supporters to push med mal court in state assembly Madison County Record, He cited Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, which often brings in co-mediators to settle malpractice claims. ... NY Metro Hospitals Decry Average 27% Annual Malpractice Insurance ... Insurance Journal From 1992 to 2003, long term care nursing facilities experienced a sevenfold increase in costs per bed related to defending malpractice claims. ... President stumps for lawsuit reform Macomb Daily, Republicans hope to put forward in new legislation this year include a federal rule capping damages for medical malpractice claims; consolidation of class ... Discussions set on tort reform Washington Times, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's legislative agenda also calls for requiring a preliminary expert certification that would help eliminate frivolous malpractice claims. ... Hospitals: Reforms needed to keep doctors in Georgia MSNBC ...costing time and money, some states have created a review board of doctors, lawyers and business people to determine whether malpractice claims are legitimate ... Loss of doctors will affect the most vulnerable Elkhart Truth, ...with a 73 percent increase in a surcharge on their liability insurance, which is paid into the Patient's Compensation Fund used to pay large malpractice claims ... PIAA Commends President Bush for Confronting Malpractice Crisis mysan.de (Pressemitteilung), ..."As confirmed by the Government Accountability Office, the number one problem is the skyrocketing cost of medical malpractice claims," said Smarr. ... US Still Sharply Divided on Bush's Performance Los Angeles Times (subscription), ...in his efforts against terrorism and support for some of his top goals — such as simplifying the tax code, limiting medical malpractice claims and proceeding ... Sex Bomb's a Dud, but Others in Pipeline DeadBrain (satire) ...careers. "As President Bush says, we need to put a cap on things like malpractice claims and punitive damages," Rumsfeld said. Bombs ... Fredric V. Christian: RI needs honest discussion of medical ... Providence Journal (subscription), ...majority. National figures indicate that about 87 percent of so-called malpractice claims actually involve no malpractice at all. ... Health experts offerways to cut costs The Saginaw News, ..."Some 57 percent of a doctor's malpractice fee goes to attorney fees and 43 percent of insurance fees are spent on frivolous malpractice claims.". ... Dose of honesty cuts doctors' risk Cape Cod Times, While Mondor has been training physicians for nearly 20 years, awareness of how better communication skills can reduce the risk of malpractice claims has grown ... The Gallup Organization and Skylight Systems' GetWellTV Announce a ... Business Wire (press release), ...patient stay). Quick responses to such issues reduce potential malpractice claims and again reinforce patient loyalty. Gallup's ... Donkeys in the dark Cavalierdaily.com, ...year. Rising medical malpractice claims have driven doctors, especially ob-gyns and other high-risk specialists, out of business. ... Many of George Bush's Health Policies Likely to be Controversial Newswise (press release) The reforms that are being proposed contain some potentially good ideas, such as reform of the law on malpractice claims and expansion of community health ... Bush Using 'Capital' to Push Malpractice Reform Legislation BioWorld Online (subscription) Opponents of the president's plan maintain that caps on malpractice claims serve only to shield doctors and com- panies that provide substandard healthcare or ... Diagnosing Malpractice Insurance Rates NPR (audio), All that troubles were hearing now purchase insurance market for any given doctor a malpractice claims actually rare experience. ... Kaine urging reform of malpractice litigation The Free Lance-Star, Kaine said he hopes his bill would end "those sort of omnibus malpractice claims where they say everyone is guilty of malpractice and try to sort it out later ... Panel clears malpractice bill Richmond Times Dispatch, The approved legislative package would subject doctors who have three paid malpractice claims in 10 years to mandatory review by the state Board of Medicine. ... Lawmakers' malpractice reform becomes law Annapolis Capital, ...up payment of awards into installments and adding a "good samaritan" provision that would shield emergency room doctors from malpractice claims when they care ... US, Many of George Bush's health policies likely to be ... Keralanext, The reforms that are being proposed contain some potentially good ideas, such as reform of the law on malpractice claims and expansion of community health ... Disciplining the docs Toledo Blade, ...active approach. It launches a clinical review of any doctor who has made three or more payments to settle malpractice claims. "Three ... Commentary: Holding Hospitals Responsible for Failing to Protect RedNova.com, ...competence or reputation and that if such an inquiry had been made that the defendant would have found that the doctor had a history of malpractice claims. ... Blunt names directors for insurance, workers comp and other posts Kansas City Star (subscription), Bob Holden, recently reported that medical malpractice claims have been falling and the average payout has risen just 5 percent since 2000. ... Tort reformers, heal thyselves New York Daily News, ...right here in America's courts, where trial lawyers systematically destroy our fine MDs by flimflamming gullible jurors with frivolous malpractice claims. ... Casper faces doctor shortage The Casper Star Tribune, While Washington does not cap malpractice claims, it is among the 19 states where less than 10 percent of the population lacks doctors, according to the NACHC ... Bush pushes for malpractice limits CBS MarketWatch Illinois doctors who complained they were being squeezed by massive rises in malpractice insurance costs even though they hadn't faced malpractice claims. ... Increase in women doctors changing the face of medicine Chicago Tribune (subscription), Data show that demonstrating an ability to listen, to be empathetic and show concern cut down on spurious malpractice claims that eat up time and are painful ... Malpractice editorial Provo Daily Herald, If people go to the better doctors, there may be fewer malpractice claims. As a result, malpractice insurance premiums might decline. ... Center helps ease doctor shortage The Casper Star Tribune, ...a number of health care bills this session, including two that would develop a medical review panel to judge the validity of malpractice claims and one that ... Malpractice Claims archives Free Press Release Submission |
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