Category Archives: liability insurance

CDC Releases New Outpatient Safety Checklist

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This is valuable news, and I’d recommend any physician who works in an outpatient setting review the guidelines discussed in the article below. The single best way to avoid significant increases in your medical malpractice insurance premiums is … Continue reading →

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Med Mal Errors in the Outpatient Setting

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: Where do you think most medical malpractice errors occur that lead to med mal insurance claims? In a hospital or in a physician’s office? Most people would guess in the hospital, but a new study from Weill Cornell … Continue reading →

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Myths about Medical Malpractice: Crisis or Hoax?

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This is the second part to Mahar’s ongoing look at the condition of the United States’ medical professional liability environment. It’s a lengthy examination, but well worth taking the time to read. By MAGGIE MAHAR Conservatives call it … Continue reading →

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Japan mulls automatic redress plan for victims of medical malpractice

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: Obviously, this is not a solution to the United States’ medical malpractice issues, but it does illuminate how other countries are struggling with medical professional liability issues. What is interesting — and similar to a new plan launched … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett Signs ‘Fair Share Act,’ Ends Practice of Joint-And-Several Liability

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: Always a complicated market for medical malpractice insurance, Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett ends joint-and-several liability with the signing of the Fair Share Act..   Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett recently signed into law Senate Bill 1131, better known as the … Continue reading →

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White Paper Urges Physician Assistants To Go Beyond Employer-Provider Medical Malpractice Insurance

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This is a topic that is getting much discussion in the healthcare community. Most physicians assistants are covered by an employer-provided medical liability insurance coverage, but this coverage is generally not enough. As explained in the White Paper … Continue reading →

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Report on Malpractice Errors in Obstetrical Care Provides Road Map for Enhanced Patient Safety

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Mike Matray

side  note: The article below by CRICO Strategies—a patient safety and medical malpractice company owned-by and serving the Harvard medical community since 1976—attempts to unravel the events leading up to an obstetric claim of medical malpractice. What CRICO found was … Continue reading →

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Hot Coffee: Two Views on Tort Reform

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: I have yet to see the new documentary “Hot Coffee,” but have read enough of the press surrounding it to know it is making a significant impact. This blog post from Forbes.com may be heavy handed with its … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Judges can reduce Jury verdicts based upon the “Feel of the Case”

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: Wow. This is a new wrinkle in the New Jersey judicial system. For the longest time, the argument against caps on non-economic damages was that they violated a plaintiff’s right to a jury trial, where the jury decides … Continue reading →

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Ohio Court Rules Statute of Repose Portion of 2003 Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Unconstitutional

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This is a ruling that could have significant impact on the cost of medical liability insurance in Ohio. In this case, an appellate court found that the state’s statute of repose was unconstitutional. Like a statute of limitations, … Continue reading →

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