ANNA VELASCO News staff writer http://www.al.com Jefferson and Shelby counties are home to 11 general, acute-care hospitals where about 30 neurosurgeons practice during the week. But on many weekends, the number of brain surgeons available to treat head traumas, hemorrhagic strokes and aneurysms drops to three or four. The shortage of neurosurgeons on call during […]

http://www.sbwire.com What do you get if you cross an medical malpractice attorney with a surgeon? In Scalpel, a novel by Dr. Joel Berman, you get a dead medical malpractice attorney – in fact, several of them. Berman’s main character – who, Berman insists, is not his alter ego — is a mysterious surgeon who is […]

By SHANNON MORTLAND http://www.crainscleveland.com A California firm has purchased OHIC Insurance Co., one of Ohio’s largest medical malpractice insurers. The Doctors Co. of Napa, Calif., bought the Columbus-based physician insurer for an undisclosed amount. The Doctors Co. now insures more than 2,000 doctors and writes about $100 million in premiums in Ohio, making the state […]

http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com The board of directors and staff of the Multi-Service Center are pleased to announce that David Celuzza will be the recipient of the 2007 Dr. Robert H. Goldman Community Service Award. The award dinner will take place on Thursday evening April 12 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel. The Dr. Robert Goldman Community Service […]

CHRIS MCGINN Special to the Observer http://www.charlotte.com You’ve had the sniffles for a few days. You are feeling bad, but you don’t want to take the time off work to drive to your doctor’s office and wait for an hour to see him for just 10 minutes. Wouldn’t it be nice to just e-mail him? […]

http://www.it-soar.com The average practice submits half of its codes wrong, while some practices rarely exceed more than one code right out of every five codes. Inexact and inconsistent coding increases the risks of undercharging, overcharging, and post-payment audit. This article outlines evolution of coding from individualistic art towards disciplined and systematic process. It is convenient […]

By John Rodgers http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com State Rep. Rob Briley was named chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, which puts the Nashville Democrat on a direct collision course with energized Republicans in the state Senate over the issue of medical malpractice reform. The Republicans, with newly elected Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville), have numerical control of […]

By David Miller Second year medical student University of California, Irvine http://www.californiaprogressreport.com

By Mike Colias http://www.chicagobusiness.com A Cook County judge has thrown out a request from the hospital industry to declare Illinois’ limits on payouts to victims of medical malpractice constitutional. Circuit Judge Robert Lopez Cepero on Tuesday dismissed the unusual legal maneuver by the state’s hospital lobby, which had hoped to secure a decision from the […]