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Local Orthopaedic Practice Uses Stem Cells to Alleviate Knee Pain
DURHAM, N.C http://carolinanewswire.com A clinical trial involving the use of stem cells to repair a torn meniscus (cartilage in the knee) is now being tested at Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, the Triangle’s premier orthopaedic practice. Triangle Orthopaedics is currently evaluating Chondrogen, a stem cell solution developed by Baltimore-based Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. for treating this common knee […]
New rules adopted for malpractice cases
By Adam Jadhav ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH People claiming injuries and the doctors they sue now must meet and at least talk of settling any time a medical malpractice case is filed, according to rules adopted Monday by the Madison County court. The effort is aimed at healing wounds in an arena of law overtaken by […]
Cost of malpractice insurance is driving docs out of business
http://www.democratandchronicle.com New York state physicians are facing a dire situation that is likely to get worse on July 1. That’s when the state superintendent of insurance is expected to announce a record high double-digit increase in medical liability insurance rates. Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co., which provides the insurance for 70 percent of physicians practicing […]
Focused Physicians targets independent practices
By Sandy Clark Springfield Business Journal Contributor http://www.sbj.net For Donald M. Tucker, president and CEO of Focused Physicians LLC, success is tied directly to the viability of his clients’ practices. Tucker’s company provides back-office services to doctors such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, human resources, contract negotiations and new practice setup and evaluations. “We do […]
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Forms Employer and Physician Advisory Groups to Guide Development of Blue Health Intelligence(R)
The Insurance professionals only source for News The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has established physician and employer advisory groups to further enhance the market development of its Blue Health Intelligence (BHI) initiative, the nation’s premier healthcare database comprised of deidentified claims information from up to 80 million lives. “The addition of these […]
TORT REFORM: Debate Still Thrives Over Limit on Damages in Texas Malpractice Suits
By Eric Torbenson and Jason Roberson, The Dallas Morning News The Insurance professionals only source for News Four years ago, Texas limited how much patients could win in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Since then, doctors, patients and lawyers have seen many of the changes predicted by both sides in that bitter debate come to pass. […]
Red tape, low pay drive out docs
Dr. Alexander Strasser Guest essayist http://www.democratandchronicle.com One seldom hears physicians express satisfaction in the way medicine is practiced. Why? What has changed over the past 10 to 15 years? Doctors used to be self-employed. They worked for their patients and if they did a good job, they prospered. Now most physicians are employed. Yes, they […]
A.M. Best Affirms and Assigns Ratings to Physicians Insurance Mutual Group; Revises Outlook to Positive
http://home.businesswire.com A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb+â€? to Physicians Insurance Mutual Group and its members, Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company and its reinsured subsidiary, Western Professional Insurance Company. The outlook for the FSR has been revised to positive from […]
Dr. Frank Basile, Joins Diabetes America as CEO and President
http://www.earthtimes.org Diabetes America (DA), the premiere network of diabetes care and management clinics based in Houston, Texas, and on the web at http://www.diabetesamerica.com/, announced today that Dr. Frank Basile, is joining the company as its new CEO and President. Dr. Basile joins DA with a strong background in both patient care and executive level healthcare […]
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