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Florida bill would limit liability for ER doctors
By Lisa Greene http://www.tampabay.com Check with the national board of neurosurgeons, and you’ll find 12 neurosurgeons listed in St. Petersburg. But how many are willing to be on call for emergencies at Bayfront Medical Center, Pinellas County’s only trauma center? Three. More of those doctors would be willing to be on call if they weren’t […]
Malpractice insurance void reported
Associated Press http://www.kten.com OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A Tulsa-based consumer group says many Oklahoma nursing homes appear to be operating without malpractice insurance. Hugh M. Robert, executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety, says the lack of insurance often leaves families with no legal recourse if a nursing home patient suffers […]
State Senators Push For Health Plan Approval
By: Bradley Vasoli, The Bulletin http://www.thebulletin.us Harrisburg – State Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) and Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) announced yesterday they are introducing legislation to provide medical coverage to uninsured Pennsylvanians earning up to 200 percent of the poverty income level. Dubbed the Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care plan (PA ABC), the measure would subsidize health […]
Patient safety guidelines fall short of telling doctors when to say 'sorry'
LISA PRIEST http://www.theglobeandmail.com The first national guidelines telling doctors, nurses and others how to inform patients they have suffered harm while receiving medical treatment are to be released Tuesday, though there is a sticking point over how – or even whether – to use the word “sorry.â€? The Canadian Patient Safety Institute guidelines, to be […]
Thousands of aging Ontario physicians planning to retire
Doug Williamson, Windsor Star http://www.canada.com When Dr. Ciaran Sheehan came to Essex in 1979, he got involved with with a kids’ Saturday morning soccer league. “I had about eight, ten other guys that helped me with it,” Sheehan, 60, recalled Tuesday. “I’m the only one of those guys that’s still working, and they were all […]
Banner telemedicine center backs up ICU staff
Ken Alltucker http://www.azcentral.com Patients at Banner Health hospitals may want to take note: the eye in the sky is watching. Arizona’s largest health-care provider, Banner Health Systems, has installed cameras and monitoring devices that allow doctors and nurses to remotely watch over the most critically ill patients at nine hospitals in Arizona and Colorado. Welcome […]
Quebec physicians concerned about access to family doctors and specialists, survey reveals
The Gazette http://www.canada.com The shortage of family doctors in Quebec and access to specialties, such as orthopedics and psychiatry, continue to be a major concern of Quebec doctors, according to the results of a national survey of 20,000 physicians released today by the Canadian Medical Association. Quebec physicians reported that, in many cases, it is […]
National physician shortage impacts rural healthcare
Associated Press Home FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) – Nationally, about 23,000 physicians leave practice each year, while only 16,000 new ones are there to replace them. And the trend is even sharper in rural areas. USA Today says that’s put rural healthcare providers in a bad position. Dr. Ron Shearer says they are having to limit […]
Reform starts by changing the way we pay physicians
By SEN. JOHN CORNYN http://www.chron.com From Indian medicine men to frontier “saddlebag docs,” Texas has a long, rich history of pioneers in medicine. Early Texas physicians often met the medical needs of entire families, traveling long distances on horseback just to provide care. In more urban settings, such as Galveston, physicians began renting facilities for […]
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