http://news.moneycentral.msn.com Net income increases 87% and gross premiums increase 24% over the comparable year-earlier results. FARMINGTON, Conn., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (“Darwin,” the “Company,” or “Our”) DR today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Highlights include: Gross premiums written for the first quarter are $74.3 […]

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com Government, insurance, pharmaceutical and hospital leaders from Indiana and the nation will gather in Indianapolis tomorrow to take part in an event to shed light on the growing problem of the uninsured. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, Eli Lilly and Co. Chief Executive Officer Sidney Taurel and WellPoint incoming CEO […]

Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP,MACE http://stanleyfeldmdmace.typepad.com I hit a nerve with my criticism of P4P. The reaction came from healthcare professionals who have worked hard to help organizations generate guidelines to improve the quality of care. They recognize that the healthcare system is in trouble. They all are sincere in wanting to help fix the dysfunctional system. […]

BY MARTHA STODDARD WORLD-HERALD BUREAU http://www.omaha.com Doctors should be able to apologize when things go wrong without fear that they will be handing ammunition to malpractice lawyers, the Legislature decided Tuesday. State senators voted 29-5 to give first-round approval to Legislative Bill 373, a measure that would make a health care provider’s expression of apology, […]

Charles Toutant New Jersey Law Journal http://www.law.com Popular belief, at least in medical communities, holds that juries in medical malpractice cases tend to side with plaintiffs, even where the case against a doctor is a weak one. But jurors actually tend to believe doctors more than they do plaintiffs, says a law professor who examined […]

This tiny, bare bones ‘micropractice’ is FP Gordon Moore’s idea of paradise. No secretary, no nurse — and no hassles By Peter Woodford http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com “In many ways this is a Norman Rockwell practice with a 21st century technological backbone,” muses solo FP Dr Gordon Moore of his Ideal Micropractice vision, speaking to NRM from his […]

By DEBBIE GILBERT The Times GAINESVILLE A new study finds that if doctors in Hall County were considered as a single group, they would be among the area’s largest employers. “At any given time between the years 2001 and 2025, there would be an average of 2,357 jobs,” said Tom Tanner, a research analyst with […]

Carlos T. Mock, MD http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com Chicago This is in response to “Abortion law is upheld; In 5-4 ruling, justices OK ban on controversial procedure” (Page 1, April 19). As a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist, I am deeply troubled by the Supreme Court’s ruling, in which justices approved a ban on partial-birth abortion without taking into consideration the […]

A legislative proposal would end malpractice insurance subsidies for doctors in communities like Ashland, with obstetricians among those most affected By Bill Kettler Mail Tribune http://www.mailtribune.com Lucinda Kolo came to Ashland to deliver babies, but the Oregon Legislature may force her to change her mind. The Legislature is deliberating a bill (SB 183) that would […]