http://www.businesswire.com ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To help increase the accuracy and safety of medication prescribing for high-risk, complex patients, McKesson Provider Technologies has announced the rollout of its new Advanced Dosing functionality for Horizon Expert Ordersâ„¢, McKesson’s clinical decision support (CDS) and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. The new capability is now offered as part of McKesson’s […]

By Dave Hansen, AMNews staff http://www.ama-assn.org Washington — Federal regulators have proposed sweeping patient safety rules to give physicians and others a confidential, voluntary way to report medical errors and near mistakes. Several health care organizations applauded the release of the long-awaited regulations but want a closer look before making a final judgment. The rules, […]

By Pennsylvania Department of Health http://www.sunherald.com Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today kicked off a statewide tour to discuss Governor Edward G. Rendell’s plan to provide access to health insurance to hundreds of thousands of uninsured adults through his “Cover All Pennsylvanians” proposal.”Access to affordable insurance is critical — not only to prevent […]

Newsday Inc. http://www.newsday.com Couldn’t see your doctor today? Your favorite physician may have been busy seeking treatment for a vexing problem of his or her own. Exasperated by the soaring cost of medical malpractice insurance, a large contingent of doctors was to converge on Albany today in search of relief. The condition needs attention. Stat. […]

Andrew Villegas http://www.greeleytrib.com A bill that would increase how much patients who sue Colorado doctors for medical malpractice could receive for pain and suffering passed the state Senate on Monday morning. The bill would allow patients to sue doctors for up to $500,000 for pain and suffering. It passed despite calls from doctors and insurers […]

Lee Coleman http://www.goerie.com A reasonable limit on medical malpractice lawsuits would go a long way to eliminate the rapid rise in health-care costs and related health-insurance costs. Pennsylvania is seeing many of its doctors leave the state because we have no limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, making malpractice insurance skyrocket. The only other alternative is […]

By Jerry Gleeson http://www.lohud.com About 100 Westchester County doctors are expected to make the rounds of the state Legislature today, lobbying against threatened increases in malpractice insurance that they say will drive physicians out of New York. Two buses were to leave the parking lot of the Medical Society of the County of Westchester in […]

By Tim Hoover http://www.denverpost.com Injured patients would be able to sue doctors for more money under a bill that won initial Senate approval Thursday and which its sponsor called “negotiation by legislative gunpoint.” Senate president Peter Groff, D-Denver, said his bill is a reasonable measure that restores balance to Colorado’s medical malpractice laws. Under current […]

By Mike Bandy http://www.keizertimes.com The Oregon Legislature should have tackled the issue of tort cap liability during its recently concluded special session. The state tort cap should have been — along with the situation at Oregon State Hospital — a “don’t go home without it” issue. Unfortunately, it’s easy to think of the tort cap […]