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Articles of Interest
Health-Care Outlays Climb at Slowest Rate in Years
A new federal study, published in the journal Health Affairs, has shown that even though healthcare spending is growing at its lowest rate in a decade, as of 2007, it continues to consume increasingly greater portions of the U.S. gross domestic product.
Bullying as Gender Harassment: Discrimination in the Operating Room
Recent research shows that abusive or bullying behavior that physicians often direct towards nurses may be much more severe for females.
P/C Insurers Expected to Realize 2007 Underwriting Profit, ‘Modest Decline’ Ahead
Based on financial results through the third quarter, the U.S. property/casualty industry is expected to post an underwriting profit for 2007--marking only the third time this has happened since 1978…
California malpractice cap cuts lawsuits
Malpractice lawsuits in California appear to have dropped significantly since the state capped pain and suffering awards, The Los Angeles Times reports.
New Company Comes To Aid Of Doctors
Novant Health said yesterday that it has formed a medical-malpractice-insurance company to help its physicians better control their medical-malpractice premiums.
Massachusetts Considers Requiring All Surgeries To Be Videotaped
Doctors and plaintiff lawyers are the bill's biggest critics, saying the doctor-patient relationship would become a Hollywood production.
Medication Errors Hit 1.5 Million Americans Annually
Each year as many as 1.5 million Americans suffer illness, injury or death because of mistakes made in prescribing, dispensing and taking prescription drugs, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine.
Why Physicians Fight The Wisdom Of Death
During my internship, I cared for a young woman admitted to the ICU after suffering a catastrophic brain injury during a routine medical procedure. Her family hovered by her bedside, but communication was difficult because her son was the only one who spoke a limited, broken English.
Avoiding Defensive Medicine
When a doctor says let's get this test “just in case,” it often means the likelihood of your having the problem is minuscule. Before agreeing to go along, particularly if the test is invasive, find out how likely the problem is. Ask: Would it be risky if I didn’t have the test right away? Could I come back if my symptoms persist?
Do Pediatricians Face A Malpractice Crisis?
Do pediatricians face a malpractice crisis? In the first systematic multi-year analysis of malpractice claims solely against pediatricians, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine report in the July issue of the journal Pediatrics that the answer is neither yes nor no.
Fight Against Frivolous Medical Malpractice Suits Needed, Op-Ed Says
"Though the medical tort system is designed to deter unsafe practices and to make negligently injured patients whole, it does neither. Nor does it prevent a high frequency of frivolous lawsuits."
Novant Health Forms Physician Malpractice Insurance Company
Novant Health announced recently that it has formed a new physician malpractice insurance company to help the health system’s doctors better control their medical malpractice premium costs.
