By Kathleen Doheny http://www.washingtonpost.com/ MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) — As medical malpractice premiums increase, so do the rates of Caesarean sections, new research shows. The study provides a small snapshot of the association, drawing on data from the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. The findings, while not national in scope, could further […]

http://www.ihealthbeat.org The North Carolina Medical Board is considering a plan to post information on medical malpractice lawsuit settlements on its Web site beginning in 2009, the Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area reports. The information on the settlements would contain the physician’s name, when the case was settled and an optional box where physicians […]

Tara Weiss http://www.forbes.com/ No one ever said being a doctor was easy. School and training go on seemingly forever; once graduation arrives, doctors work long hours and are faced with life-and-death decisions daily. But there were rewards. For decades, doctors earned hefty paychecks, had autonomy and respect. But those benefits are fading, and as a […]

By Autumn Buys http://newsnet.byu.edu With the 2008 presidential election creeping closer, issues and controversies from around the nation are being tugged from their shadows to be diagnosed and treated by each candidate. One of these issues is medical liability reform. This term refers to the increasing rate physicians pay in insurance premiums to compensate for […]

http://www.arabnews.com RIYADH, 6 May 2008 — Medical malpractice insurance is witnessing a tremendous growth in the Kingdom, thanks to greater awareness in the medical community, a senior official at the Kingdom’s largest insurance provider said yesterday. Fahad Al-Hesni, vice president for property and casualty at Tawuniya, said subscriptions rose by 116 percent in the first […]

http://www.insurancejournal.com Eugenie Shea joined Austin, Texas-based medical liability insurer Medicus Insurance Company as president and chief operating officer. In addition to her responsibilities as president and COO, Shea will also serve as executive vice president of the parent company, Medicus Insurance Holdings Inc. Sheldon Davidow has taken on the role of chief executive officer of […]

http://www.pr-usa.net Alpharetta, Ga. (Vocus) May 2, 2008 — Experts project that over the next decade the U.S. doctor shortage will become even more acute in rural health, where physician recruiting firms like LocumTenens.com (http://www.locumtenens.com/Facility-Resources/Rural-Recruiting.aspx) do at least 60% of their business. (For more information, visit www.locumtenens.com/rural_doctor_shortage.)

Ketchikan Daily News http://www.alaskajournal.com The diagnosis is that the nation doesn’t have enough doctors. Ketchikan often is looking to bring one to the community. The shortage likely will worsen after July 1, when doctors who treat Medicare patients get a 10 percent pay cut. Couple that with the aging population of doctors – one-third or […]

http://www.insidehighered.com/ Elia Powers With expected growth at existing schools and a collection of new ones likely on the way, the country’s first-year medical school enrollment is projected to grow 21 percent over a 10-year period ending in 2012, according to a survey released by the Association of American Medical Colleges. That would mean a collective […]