By STEVE Bousquet http://www.sptimes.com Using the same populist rhetoric that got him elected, Gov. Charlie Crist has defined success and failure for next week’s special legislative session on property insurance. Crist’s call for lower premiums could be seen as the kind of “bumper sticker solution” that brought criticism from his campaign rivals. But by prodding […]

BY BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN News-Democrat Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has appointed three fellow judges to serve on a new committee that will meet with doctors and study medical malpractice issues. “These judges are willing to go out into the community and talk to doctors, medical professionals and lawyers, to have a real dialogue on […]

Doctors’ defect from Shore thwarted By Deborah Gates Staff Writer Last week’s buyout of Eastern Shore Obstetrics & Gynecology by Three Lower Counties Community Services erases medical bills by several hundred dollars for Medicare patients and more than a half-million dollars for their physicians at the Phillip Morris Drive private practice that merged, effective Jan. […]

Dana Heupel http://www.sj-r.com The state’s largest medical malpractice insurer announced Monday that it will issue dividends for the first time ever and will accept new physician policyholders for the first time in four years, partly because of recent legal reforms. ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. expects a financial surplus primarily because the number of malpractice claims […]

by Kristina Goodnough http://www.advance.uconn.edu Dr. Peter Albertsen has been named medical director of the UConn Medical Group, a 350-member multi-specialty physician practice, and James Thornton has been named director of the 224-bed John Dempsey Hospital, creating a new leadership team for the Health Center’s clinical enterprise. “Both are committed to leadership that is considerate and […]

Posted By Michael Cassidy http://www.medlawblog.com Two former employees of East Tennessee Heart Consultants, a forty physician cardiology practice in Tennessee, tipped off federal prosecutors, who then filed a qui tam claim alleging the cardiology practice had a policy of retaining overpayments for services provided unless refunds were specifically requested, and that the practice maintained its […]

Government rules, insurance claims increase workloads By Bette Nunn Governmental guidelines, new technology and the computer age have brought about many changes in our lives. In the field of health care, the changes have been even more dramatic. Doctors’ offices and hospitals are among those that have experienced major changes. In Martinsville and other areas […]

BY LORRAINE ASH DAILY RECORD http://www.dailyrecord.com/ When Orlando Serino opened the front door of his daughter’s Madison home, the 86-year-old smiled from ear to ear. “Doctor,” he said, “you come in.” Dr. Milton “Mickey”Mintz entered, a medical bag in each hand. “Hello, Orlando. I’ll head right on up to your wife,” he said. “Then I […]

Emergency physician wins national honor for his approach By LYNDA STRINGER / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Ralph W. Kelly’s childhood experiences growing up poor with eight brothers and sisters and little access to medical care instilled in him not only a passion to practice medicine, but also a strong desire to care […]