Florida Nurses Association Endorses New Insurer http://www.sys-con.com Sophia Palmer Nurses Risk Retention Group, Inc. will offer malpractice insurance to Florida nurses in partnership with the Florida Nurses Association (FNA), Barbara Lumpkin, RN, FNA Associate Executive Director, and Kathi Cavallo, RN, CLC, President, Uni-Ter Risk Management Services, announced. The newly formed Risk Retention Group (RRG) was […]

Tanya Talaga Robert Cribb Staff reporters http://www.thestar.com When a 44-year-old Edmonton mother of three died from an accidental overdose of a chemotherapy drug last August, Alberta health officials admitted the mistake and issued a public apology. That public admission sparked changes in Toronto. The University Health Network immediately reviewed their procedures on dispensing chemo at […]

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UCF’s Dr. Deborah German and others endorse legislation to increase such positions. Harry Wessel | Sentinel Staff Writer http://www.orlandosentinel.com When the University of Central Florida won approval last year to build a medical school, the landmark event was touted as a key step in alleviating both the region’s and the state’s growing shortage of physicians. […]

By LARRY DAUGHTREY http://www.tennessean.com Like many of the issues batted around in Tennessee’s General Assembly, it is all about money —and who gets the edge in pocketing the most. Two professions with high ideals — healing and justice — are right in there in the mix with loan sharks, liquor dealers and used-car sellers. The […]

By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s pioneering formal mediation process not only helps settle malpractice claims before they go to court, but it also allows both sides to think about creative ways to work things out. Besides monetary awards, patients have had plaques, monuments or hospital rooms named in […]

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By Susan Haigh, Associated Press Writer -When Brittmarie Harwe woke up with a sore neck and shoulder in 1993, she sought help from a chiropractor recommended by a friend. But at her second visit, something went terribly wrong. “When he did the first (adjustment), I felt it, like a rushing noise in my head, dizzy,” […]

The new patient-safety survey is free, but practices must pay $200 to find out how their scores compare with other groups. By Kevin B. O’Reilly, AMNews staff. http://www.ama-assn.org