Side note: On Friday, the Obama administration began distributing nearly $25 million in funds to research institutions for projects designed to lower the rate and cost of medical malpractice lawsuits. Several large universities and medical systems are among the recipients, including Ohio State University in Columbus and Multicare Health System in Tacoma, Washington. The funds […]

When we released the historic med mal insurance rate data for doctors a few months back, we knew we’d get some traction by offering this at no charge to our visitors, and hopefully future clients. We were shocked to find out how many people were interested in this type of med mal insurance data. We […]

side note: This article from Dermatology Times reviews the efforts of medical groups to make tort reform an issue in Obama’s health care reform plan, and examines the results of a new Harvard study on tort reform mechanisms.  The Cunningham Group is dedicated to providing low medical liability insurance premiums to our clients, so we […]

side note: A jury in New York failed to find a hospital guilty of medical malpractice in the case of a man who developed cancer after receiving a kidney transplant from a donor who was later shown to have cancer. In a unique case, the organ donor, who died of a stroke, was shown to […]

Side note: On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Medical Society released its annual MMS Physician Practice Environment Index,a report on 9 factors in the state that influence the practice environment for physicians. For 16 of the past 18 years, the analysis has shown a decline in this environment – and 2009 was no exception. Of the four […]

Side Note: We here at the Cunningham Group have been carefully tracking the aftermath of the Illinois Supreme Court’s reversal of tort reform legislation in our blog.  Thomas Kilbride, one of the judges who voted to overturn tort reform for medical malpractice cases in February, is running for retention in November.  This election a chance […]

side note: An innovative approach to lowering costs involves using computers to challenge scan orders that aren’t likely to help diagnose patients. Usually, these orders are entered by support staff, but the computer system at Massachusetts General Hospital requires a physician justification if the computer analysis shows that the scan is unlikely to help diagnose […]

Side Note: In this article from the Wall Street Journal, Scott Gottlieb, a practicing physician, anticipates changes that will need to be made by physicians and insurance companies as a result of President Obama’s health plan. In Gottlieb’s view, the Obama plan puts undue economic burden on doctors, who already must deal with increasing medical […]

Side note: Great advice on what to do about your medical malpractice insurance policy if you leave a practice. Unfortunately, many physicians incur unnecessary costs because they aren’t familiar with their practice’s policies on med mal insurance, including tail coverage. Make sure that you are fully covered and that your medical liability insurance does not […]