Category Archives: OB/GYN malpractice insurance

Venue Shopping Behind Philadelphia’s High Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mike Matray

side note: The link below will direct you to the American Tort Reform Foundation’s 2012 list of Judicial Hellholes, which documents in annual reports various abuses within the civil justice system. Philadelphia was ranked No. 1 on this year’s Judicial … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Medical Malpractice Reform Works, Data Shows

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: Who would have thought that tort reform would work in the state of Mississippi? We here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com would have. And, a new study out in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology (Aug 2011) proves it and we are … Continue reading →

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How Malpractice Insurance Is Driving Defensive Medicine in Obstetrics

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This article examines how medical malpractice insurers are driving defensive medicine in obstetrics. It  makes poignant the difference between assurance and avoidance behavior in the delivery room. It also illuminates how the almost-universal expectation that child delivery will … Continue reading →

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Errors, Lack of Communication & OB Med Mal Lawsuits

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: Given the fact that the average payout in an OB medical malpractice case averages $947,000, more than twice the average of any other specialty, it is easy to see why OB medical liability insurance rates are so high, … 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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New York OBs in Crisis

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: If New York’s medical malpractice system is in crisis, then its obstetricians are at the apex of that crisis. As we all know, New York physicians face some of the highest medical malpractice insurance premiums in the country … Continue reading →

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Physician Shortage, Pt 2

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Katie

Side Note: We have seen time and time again what happens in rural parts of the country when there is a shortage of doctors. This case of an OBGYN in Illinois is a perfect example of why we need to … Continue reading →

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OB/GYN Medical Malpractice Insurance in California

Posted on July 2, 2010 by admin

Medical Malpractice Insurance rates in California have remained steady, for the most part, since 2000. Doctors who have practiced in California over the past few years have not had to deal with the up and down rates that other states … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Assemblywoman Pushing Medical Malpractice Reforms

Posted on June 16, 2010 by admin

Side note: A bill is being sponsored in New Jersey to help bring that state’s medical malpractice system under control. Hopefully, the bill would also help to reverse the increasingly problematic doctor-to-patient ratio in the state. According to the bill’s … Continue reading →

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Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates Top Factor in Deteriorating Practice Environment for Massachusetts Physicians

Posted on May 28, 2010 by admin

Side note: On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Medical Society released its annual MMS Physician Practice Environment Index,a report on 9 factors in the state that influence the practice environment for physicians. For 16 of the past 18 years, the analysis has … Continue reading →

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