Patients for Fair Compensation recently conducted a poll of 330 Georgia physicians on whether they would support the creation of a new Patient Compensation System in cases of medical malpractice. According to the survey, 96 percent of Georgia doctors polled agreed a new system would reduce healthcare costs, and 95 percent said they would support […]

Today, let’s discuss surgery center professional liability coverage. Over the past decade, the growth in outpatient surgery centers has been phenomenal. These centers typically provide a wide range of services, and have evolved into a competitive option vs. the local hospitals. Surgery center professional liability coverage is just starting to evolve, as more and more […]

The cost of Missouri medical malpractice insurance is at stake as the state’s supreme court is considering whether or not its non-economic damage cap is constitutional. Those opposed to the non-economic damage cap say that it deprives plaintiffs of their due process in the courts as well as due compensation; defenders of the non-economic damage […]

Defense Costs: Inside/Outside Limits. Any physician that has been through a claim, or is going through a claim, spends a lot of time going over the features of the med mal insurance policy that he or she is covered under and worrying if the coverage will be sufficient. While we understand that reading and understanding […]

A new study by the Harvard Medical School indicates that electronic health records will reduce the number of medical malpractice lawsuits. The findings of the study, titled “The relationship Between Electronic Health Records and Malpractice Claims,” were recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. According to the findings, 84 percent of study participating physicians—who […]

Consent to Settle Clause. After taking a short break and discussing the historic Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the bloggers at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com are returning to our series on policy features, which we know has a very large impact on your practice. Today we will be discussing the Consent to Settle Clause. If […]

No doubt if you are a medical care giver or work in the health care field, you were glued to your television or computer Thursday morning waiting for the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court ruling. Now that the Affordable Care Act ruling has been handed down, and we see that most of the legislation has […]

Yesterday, the New Hampshire Legislature overrode a veto by Gov. John Lynch to pass a first-of-its-kind, early offer medical malpractice reform. MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com reported on the veto earlier this week. Under the new bill, New Hampshire physicians and hospitals will be able to make an “early offer” of compensation to victims of unintended medical outcomes. If […]

This is the first in a series of posts where we will be defining critically important med mal policy terms. As part of our Welcome Packet to new clients, we always include a quick word of advice to review the policy and know the main features of the policy. Many times, after doing this, physicians […]