Tanya Talaga Robert Cribb Staff reporters http://www.thestar.com When a 44-year-old Edmonton mother of three died from an accidental overdose of a chemotherapy drug last August, Alberta health officials admitted the mistake and issued a public apology. That public admission sparked changes in Toronto. The University Health Network immediately reviewed their procedures on dispensing chemo at […]

By Doug Thompson The Morning News The purchase of medical malpractice insurance covering the Fayetteville Veterans Nursing Home would be banned under a budget amendment adopted Monday, specifically rejecting a condition set by Washington Regional Medical Center in the home’s lease. The amendment to Senate Bill 449 by the Joint Budget Committee reads: “In no […]

By DIANE COCHRAN Of The Gazette Staff http://www.billingsgazette.net Searching for a snowman in a blizzard. Spotting a star on a cloudy night. That’s how radiologists describe looking for cancer on a mammogram. It’s white on white – white tumors on white breast tissue – and it can be very difficult to see, even for the […]

By Erik Schelzig http://www.insurancejournal.com/ A compromise on medical malpractice reform in the works by the Tennessee Legislature wouldn’t set a cap on damages but would create a way to penalize lawyers who bring frivolous lawsuits. Insurers and doctors have been lobbying lawmakers for several years to enact damage caps while lawyers have fiercely fought them. […]

BY ANDI ATWATER The Wichita Eagle http://www.kansas.com A bill that protects physicians and other health care providers from being sued over services under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act passed the House on Thursday and is headed for Senate consideration as early as next week. The bill was prompted by a state Supreme Court ruling last […]

By the News-Register http://www.theintelligencer.net Just a few years ago, many West Virginia health care professionals complained that the high cost of malpractice insurance was forcing them to drop certain specialties, retire or leave the state. State officials did something about that — but now we wonder whether the “cureâ€? isn’t running a bit of a […]

http://southernstudies.org If it’s springtime, state legislators are in session and tort reform is again a hot topic in states where it hasn’t already been passed. Here in Tennessee, a proposed comprehensive “health care liability” bill (HB1993/SB2001) would, among other things: * Limit non-economic damages to $250,000 * Limit contingency fees for attorneys * Restrict expert […]

By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY

UCF’s Dr. Deborah German and others endorse legislation to increase such positions. Harry Wessel | Sentinel Staff Writer http://www.orlandosentinel.com When the University of Central Florida won approval last year to build a medical school, the landmark event was touted as a key step in alleviating both the region’s and the state’s growing shortage of physicians. […]