By Jay Greene http://crainsdetroit.com In what appears to be a truce between doctors and health insurers nationally over the publishing of physician quality data on the Internet, a number of Southeast Michigan health insurers are expanding their efforts to inform members of higher-performing doctors within their provider networks. Each health insurer that operates in Southeast […]

http://www.businessspectator.com.au Despite most insurers’ tendency to view environmentally-friendly construction with caution, Aon has made the move to cover green components in commercial and industrial properties. The Aon Corporation Green Property program is being offered as an enhancement to its Global Property Policy, whether or not properties are environmentally certified. It enables property owners to upgrade […]

By RICH PIETRAS http://www.phillyburbs.com Sometimes even experts in health care need a little help getting better. That was the theme behind the rescue effort at the Montgomery Township municipal building as a state House Insurance Committee heard testimony on the status of the Health Care Cost Containment Council. The council was scheduled to shut down on […]

SUZANNE ULBRICH http://www.jdnews.com When two area doctors recently closed their practice without notice, it not only left their patients in need of a new physician, but also of their personal medical information. When The Heart Center of Eastern North Carolina closed its doors earlier this month, patients learned of the closing either a few days […]

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http://www.kaisernetwork.org Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday in an address to the Greater Houston Pachyderm Club said Texas should serve as a model for improving access to health care nationwide because of its success in limiting malpractice lawsuits brought against physicians, the Houston Chronicle reports. In 2003, Texas voters approved Proposition 12, which limited damage […]

http://www.marketwatch.com ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Older patients with heart disease and diabetes are getting better treatment than ever at the University of Michigan Health System — even while U-M’s care for Medicare patients is costing less, a new report shows. The data come from the second year of a national project undertaken […]

http://www.baltimoresun.com While several factors are responsible for the disturbing trend identified by the study by MedChi and the Maryland Hospital Association, liability reform must be part of the solution (“Rural Maryland faces shortage of doctors,” July 28). Frivolous lawsuits and runaway jury awards threaten our entire health system, preventing medical students from choosing certain specialties […]

By Euna Lhee http://www.baltimoresun.com When his colleague departed in December, family doctor Charles Bennett thought he would soon find a new partner for his private practice in Lusby. But he has had no luck for the past eight months. “I’m still trying to find someone, but I don’t think it will get any better in […]