The Associated Press http://www.joplinglobe.com An Oklahoma surgeon said Thursday he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates and suggested they go to Texas for surgical procedures. Unless it is an emergency, Dr. Peter S. Hedberg said he will “never again accept anyone as a patient who has voted […]

http://www.surgicenteronline.com/ When it comes to disclosing medical errors to patients, there is a gap between physicians’ attitudes and their real-world experiences admitting such errors, according to a University of Iowa study. From a survey of faculty physicians, resident physicians and medical students, researchers found that while nearly all respondents indicated that they would disclose a […]

http://www.forbes.com Since euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide were legalized by the Dutch in 2002, use of the practices has dropped slightly and now has stabilized, a new report finds. That marks an abrupt turnaround from trends during the last 10 years, say the authors of a study in the May 10 New England Journal of Medicine. […]

http://digital50.com/news Pediatric Services of America, Inc. d/b/a PSA HealthCare (NASDAQ:PSAI) announced today financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, ended March 31, 2007. Highlights of PSA’s results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007, include:

By LAURENT L.N. BONCZIJK For the News-Register http://www.newsregister.com/ One of Dr. Klaus Martin’s main missions, as the new president of the Oregon Medical Association, will be to work toward overhaul of the way costs are covering in the American health care system. Martin, a family-practice physician based in McMinnville, said the workings of both the […]

Claim is latest in 5-year campaign over malpractice lawsuits DAVID RANII (Raleigh) News & Observer http://www.charlotte.com Trial lawyers say the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer is unlawfully charging doctors “excessive” rates. At a Tuesday news conference, the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers called on state Insurance Commissioner Jim Long to conduct a hearing into rates […]

New insurer includes 100 local doctors By Michael Schroeder The Journal Gazette http://www.fortwayne.com After much collaboration, nine Fort Wayne-based medical practices, employing nearly 100 doctors, have formed their own medical malpractice insurance company. The result, Fort Wayne Medical Assurance Co., incorporated under the Federal Risk Retention Group Act, will cover those practices. It also will […]

By M.J. Ellington http://www.decaturdaily.com/ A local senator’s bill to provide medical liability insurance for volunteer doctors cleared a Senate committee Wednesday. Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, the bill’s sponsor, said the Finance and Taxation Governmental Affairs Committee passed the bill with bipartisan support. It now goes to the full Senate.

By: Marketwire . The Silicon Valley Pay-for-Performance Consortium, a collaborative effort started by Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO), Intel Corporation and Oracle along with several large California physician organizations (POs) to accelerate the use of technology for quality health care, today announced its first year end results. These results demonstrate impressive strides in the adoption and use […]