The Insurance professionals only source for News Physicians Healthcare Management Group, Inc. (OTC: PHYH) and Chicago, IL-based Sorry Works!, the nation’s leading advocacy group for disclosure and apologies after adverse events and medical errors, is joining forces with Physhield, a new medical malpractice insurer for physicians, to work together to provide disclosure training to Physhield’s […]

By Keith Darcé UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER http://www.signonsandiego.com/ A seemingly simple change at Dr. Ada Marin’s office has placed the San Diego family physician at the forefront of the health care industry’s technology revolution. Special notes in electronic records for her patients with diabetes remind office workers to ask the patients to remove their shoes and […]

http://www.todaysthv.com The American Medical Association is warning you it might soon be harder and harder to find a doctor if you are on Medicare. That’s because Medicare is planning to cut reimbursements to doctors by 10 percent, making it hard for doctors to make ends meet. Members of the American Medical Association held a news […]

By Brad Bumsted STATE CAPITOL REPORTER http://www.pittsburghlive.com Melanie Richman drives more than two hours each day on a round-trip to Youngstown, Ohio, to work as an emergency room physician. The cost of malpractice insurance in Pennsylvania is a major reason Richman, of Sewickley, took the job out of state. “I’ve worked in Pennsylvania since 1992, […]

Joe Pellicer For The Olympian I recently attended a refreshingly different medical conference. Instead of t eaching about diagnosis and treatment, it taught us about the art and science of service excellence in the practice of medicine. As medicine has evolved from its cultish past into a multibillion dollar industry, too many physicians have considered […]

http://www.the-injury-lawyer-directory.com We often hear about doctors being involved in multimillion dollar lawsuits, but it is rare that the physician is actually the one suing rather than the one being sued. A Connecticut physician sued the anesthesiologist and hospital where his wife died during routine face-lift surgery for a total of $3.1 million and won. Dr. […]

By Marcus Wohlsen, Associated Press http://www.usatoday.com After practicing medicine for 25 years, Dr. Jeffrey Duckham almost was ready to hang up his stethoscope. The high cost of maintaining a solo family practice coupled with low reimbursement rates from insurers required the Silicon Valley doctor to maintain a roster of 2,500 patients to stay in business. […]

Brenda Lane http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com Birth centers around the country is being hard hit with slowing business and rising malpractice insurance. What is to become of the free-standing birth centers? One of the most disturbing trends across the country and beyond has been the closing of many free-standing birth centers. In as few as the last three […]

http://www.mysanantonio.com When Texas voters in 2003 approved a state proposition capping lawsuit awards for medical malpractice cases, only four insurance companies even offered malpractice policies to Texas doctors. Now, 30 insurance companies crowd the market, and premiums have fallen like so many San Antonio Spurs playoff opponents. The lower cost of being a doctor in […]