Pittsburgh Business Times http://www.bizjournals.com/ The number of medical malpractice case filings last year continued to decline in Pennsylvania, according to data released by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The number of cases filed was down significantly from 2002, the year before the state Supreme Court instituted rules to prevent venue shopping for sympathetic juries and required […]

Associated Press http://www.bnd.com/ SPRINGFIELD – Illinois doctors will get a refund collectively worth $11 million from the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer. The Illinois State Medical Insurance Exchange says claims are down. That means doctors will get credits when they renew their policies. Individual doctors will get around $500 to $1,000. Dr. Harold Jensen chairs […]

By Amy Milne http://www.stuff.co.nz/ A quarter of junior doctors are not practising in New Zealand by the third year of graduating, Medical Council of New Zealand figures show. The findings are reported in the 2006 workforce survey by the Medical Council and present information on changes in the medical workforce and retention of doctors. The findings […]

By Amy Lynn Sorrel http://www.ama-assn.org/  A recent Minnesota trial court ruling raises questions about whether medical specialty societies should serve as sentinels over expert witnesses in the courtroom. A Hennepin County District Court judge tossed out claims that the American Academy of Ophthalmology defamed Charles Yancey, MD, when its ethics committee examined his statements as […]

AHC Newsletters – John E. Barton The Insurance professionals only source for News Emergency physician groups have dealt with the realities of claims-made liability coverage for years now, yet many continue to be unpleasantly “surprised” when it comes to their “tail coverage.” Tail coverage: allows the insured an extended period of time for the claim […]

Myra Dembrow Home The think tank that developed the Health Savings Accounts is proposing that contracts replace lawsuits to compensate injured patients. These contracts would disregard fault and mandate full disclosure, while accounting for patient compliance and varying degrees of risk. “To protect against lawsuits, doctors purchase malpractice insurance, which carries very high premiums,â€? says […]

By Mary Ann Roser http://www.statesman.com/ Saying he loved the job but it was time to go, Dr. Donald Patrick announced today that he will retire as chief of the Texas Medical Board in August. Patrick told the board’s executive committee at a meeting today he would step down on Aug. 28, his 70th birthday, and […]

http://www.chiroeco.com  The Connecticut legislature has passed a bill that expands the number of medical professions that must report malpractice claims data to the state Department of Insurance. The Connecticut Chiropractic Association (CCA) is urging Gov. M. Jodi Rell to sign the bill into law. Consumers will benefit from the law and will be able to […]

http://www.goerie.com Politics is often defined by conflict. Many Pennsylvanians even relish a healthy political battle. But state Senate Republicans are playing with fire on health care — the kind that could cost you your favorite doctor or specialist if a stalemate over malpractice insurance isn’t resolved soon. Doctors, patients and uninsured residents of Pennsylvania were […]