http://www.pittsburghlive.com In 2003, the state of Texas enacted tort reform that capped noneconomic medical malpractice jury awards at $250,000 and also created stricter requirements for expert testimony and a tougher negligence standard for emergency medical cases. Since then, medical malpractice insurance rates have fallen 40 percent and many malpractice insurance companies that left the state […]

LAUREN NARDELLA http://www.savannahnow.com This is the sixth installment in our year-end series counting down the top 10 local business stories of 2007. The stories will be featured in Exchange each day through Jan. 1: 10. Savannah’s Herty Center bringing biofuel development to state (Sunday, Dec. 23) 9. JCB has best year ever (Monday, Dec. 24) […]

Reporter: Rhiana Huckins http://www.wtvynews4.com The number of physicians is decreasing in the Wiregrass, as well as across the country. Nationwide, an average of 75% of emergency rooms are short-staffed in terms of specialty coverage. Things aren’t looking too bad right now, but local healthcare professionals are actively exploring ways to prevent a major healthcare shortage. […]

By Rosemarie Nelson http://www.medpagetoday.com A typical day in a medical practice is filled with interruptions. In addition to the occasional drop-in patient who needs a prescription re-issue or a back-to-work letter or an answer for “just a quick question,” the practice has many other business visitors who stop in without an appointment. The local medical […]

http://www.prweb.com Cunningham Group president and CEO James H. Cunningham Jr. released a statement in response to the Dec. 14 release of the Tillinghast Towers-Perrin annual study of the cost of America’s tort system, which shows an overall 5.5 percent decline in 2006 to $247 billion. December 27, 2007 — Cunningham Group president and CEO James […]

By MARIE ROHDE http://www.jsonline.com In a lawsuit that could have far-reaching implications, the state fund that provides umbrella coverage in medical malpractice cases has filed a counterclaim, saying that a hospital was negligent in training and supervision of its personnel, and hospital officials should be liable for some of the damages being sought by a […]

By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff Most Americans believe healthcare is a critical issue the next president must tackle, but in New Hampshire, the first primary state, there’s a sharp partisan split over government’s role in making healthcare available. As a likely battleground, the Granite State could be a bellwether on the issue in next […]

BY E.B. SOLOMONT – Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com A $50,000 extra fee imposed on each doctor in New York State or “substantially” higher insurance rates for physicians with histories of losing malpractice cases could be part of the solution to the state’s medical malpractice insurance crisis, state Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo told The […]

By ANDY MILLER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/ If not for Good Sam, Trenace Langford said she would waste many hours in Grady Memorial Hospital’s emergency room. She would wait amid the ER patient crush to get care for high cholesterol and other ailments. The 51-year-old Atlanta woman is among the 1.7 million Georgians who have […]