AHC Newsletters – John E. Barton The Insurance professionals only source for News Emergency physician groups have dealt with the realities of claims-made liability coverage for years now, yet many continue to be unpleasantly “surprised” when it comes to their “tail coverage.” Tail coverage: allows the insured an extended period of time for the claim […]

Myra Dembrow Home The think tank that developed the Health Savings Accounts is proposing that contracts replace lawsuits to compensate injured patients. These contracts would disregard fault and mandate full disclosure, while accounting for patient compliance and varying degrees of risk. “To protect against lawsuits, doctors purchase malpractice insurance, which carries very high premiums,â€? says […]

By Mary Ann Roser http://www.statesman.com/ Saying he loved the job but it was time to go, Dr. Donald Patrick announced today that he will retire as chief of the Texas Medical Board in August. Patrick told the board’s executive committee at a meeting today he would step down on Aug. 28, his 70th birthday, and […]

http://www.chiroeco.com  The Connecticut legislature has passed a bill that expands the number of medical professions that must report malpractice claims data to the state Department of Insurance. The Connecticut Chiropractic Association (CCA) is urging Gov. M. Jodi Rell to sign the bill into law. Consumers will benefit from the law and will be able to […]

http://www.goerie.com Politics is often defined by conflict. Many Pennsylvanians even relish a healthy political battle. But state Senate Republicans are playing with fire on health care — the kind that could cost you your favorite doctor or specialist if a stalemate over malpractice insurance isn’t resolved soon. Doctors, patients and uninsured residents of Pennsylvania were […]

By Mike Scott http://crainsdetroit.com/ Retail health clinics have made their way into metro Detroit and are competing with doctors’ offices for routine patient visits. Clinics contend that the quality of care is high and that when a patient requires urgent care or a visit to a physician’s office, the process is seamless, said May Hang, […]

Andrea Houston http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com The provincewide doctor shortage is one of the largest obstacles facing health care in Ontario with doctors and patients being pushed to the brink with stress, said the president of the Ontario Medical Association. Dr. Janice Willett, an obstetrician from Sault Ste Marie, was at the Holiday Inn on George Street yesterday […]

By Jim Killackey http://newsok.com A new national study reports an increasing number of American doctors support national health insurance. Many Oklahoma physicians are skeptical of the idea. A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a leading medical journal, reports that a survey last year of 2,200 physicians showed 59 percent “support government legislation to […]

By Michelle Lang http://www.canada.com/ Dr. Sandra Goranson used to joke that as a family physician in inflation-fuelled Calgary, she should take on a second job to cover her climbing office expenses. Recently, Goranson took the leap and joined the growing number of family physicians in the city who have started a cosmetic medicine business — […]