Side Note: Even if you guessed that you’d be more likely to die in a hospital from med mal, you might be surprised just how much more likely you’d be to die. According to WHO statistics, the chance of an error happening during a patient’s care is 1 in 10. The chance of a patient […]

Side Note: Electronic prescribing is nothing new, yet it continues to grow by leaps and bounds. From 2009 to 2010, electronic prescriptions went up by 72%. So, you would think that transitioning from one electronic prescribing system to another wouldn’t be that hard for seasoned, experienced e-prescribing physicians. But, a recent study conducted by physicians […]

side note: This is big news for Pennsylvania. Long a hostile medical liability climate, the state’s new governor made good on his promise to address Pennsylvania’s tort laws. What effect will the “Fair Share Act” have on medical malpractice insurance costs? It will likely be several years before the new legislation has an impact on […]

Side Note: In the ever changing world of med mal, liability insurance and med mal reform, today we report on a possible setback at the national level. The $50 million med mal alternative program, entwined with President Obama’s health reform law, seems to be stalling. While the health reform law authorized HHS to make the […]

Our source has just confirmed with their sources in the White House that medical malpractice insurance reform is on the table to try and get a debt-ceiling deal finalized by August 2nd. We hope that President Obama takes a physician-advocate approach when negotiating with the GOP leadership. Medical malpractice insurance reform has been something we’ve […]

Our Washington sources have acknowledged this morning that President Obama may add medical malpractice insurance reform as a way to get a debt ceiling deal done with the Republican leadership in both Houses of Congress. We have yet to hear details of what specific ideas the President will float to try and get a deal […]

Side Note: Let’s say you’re a physician being sued for medical malpractice, and your case was dropped. That’s great, isn’t it?! While that is absolutely fantastic news for you, it doesn’t mean that it is not without some negatives, too. The article below discusses a recent study published in Health Affairs magazine that looked at […]

Side Note: Managing your risk and exposure is part of your life. You protect yourself and your practice against med mal: you have liability coverage. But are you protected against a data breach? What if your office’s computer system were hacked? What if a flash drive were lost with patients’ information on it? Or a […]