By James T. Mulder http://www.syracuse.com Doctors are hoping to get Gov. David Paterson and state legislators to fix the state’s medical malpractice insurance system when they return to Albany Tuesday for a special session. Dr. Richard Waldman of Syracuse, who heads the New York State District of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said […]

http://www.ohio.com There’s been a lot of news recently about new health-care facilities in Northeast Ohio. But one trend is particularly disturbing and should be of concern to Summit County residents. That trend is physician investment and ownership in hospitals. Most recently, we have heard about a proposal to build a new, physician-owned for-profit hospital in […]

By Barbara Bradley http://www.commercialappeal.com Dr. Susan Murrmann has people here scratching their heads. She seems to be involved with everything from local movie promotion to Humane Society efforts to health charity work in addition to being one of the city’s best-known obstetricians and gynecologists, a frequent lecturer and a local ground-breaker in the field of […]

By Terry Hillig http://www.stltoday.com A lawsuit testing the constitutionality of Illinois’ medical malpractice reforms is expected to come before the state’s Supreme Court this fall — and with it the very real possibility that the law will be nixed. State Sen. Bill Haine, D-Alton, was one of the leaders in a long bipartisan effort to […]

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 […]

Chiropractic Economics | #1 Magazine for Doctors of Chiropractic Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering two bills that would mandate informed-consent forms for chiropractic treatments. The Connecticut Chiropractic Association (CCA) is opposing the bill as being unnecessary and unfairly punitive. According to am Associated Press story, the legislature’s Public Health Committee is considering the informed-consent bill. […]

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 […]