Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Full Disclosure of Medical Errors Lowers Liability Costs, Study Finds
Sep 9 2010 // Full disclosure of medical errors including compensation for them can lower defense and overall liability costs for medical providers, according to a new study. While many medcial providers today acknowledge that patients...
All Risks Ltd. Launches Home Health Product Through Rockhill Insurance
Aug 20 2010 // All Risks, Ltd. has introduced an exclusive insurance program designed to meet the evolving challenges of the hospice and home health industry with Rockhill Insurance Company. The Home Health Program specifically targets...
Travelers Introduces Liability Package for Medical Technology
Aug 16 2010 // The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology industry. To address these risks,...
Colorado Medical Malpractice Insurer Fined $48,400
Aug 16 2010 // Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance has fined Denver-based COPIC, one of the state’s largest medical professional liability insurers, following a market conduct...
Scientists Downplay Health Risks of Fires Near Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Aug 15 2010 // Fears that fires scorching forests polluted by Chernobyl fallout may propel dangerous amounts of radioactivity into the air are overblown, scientists say, and the actual health risks are very small. Even firefighters...
Almost 1 Medical Malpractice Claim Filed for Every Physician, Reports AMA
Aug 5 2010 // A study from the American Medical Association (AMA) reports that an average of 95 medical liability claims are filed for every 100 physicians, almost one per physician. The AMA says its report has data not available...
Some Fear Nevada Court May End Malpractice Limits
Aug 4 2010 // Some Nevada doctors say they’re worried a state court could overturn a law limiting the amount of damages paid out in medical malpractice cases. The Nevada Supreme Court is being asked to consider a 2008 lawsuit...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides with Physicians in Med Mal Trust Fund Fight
Aug 2 2010 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s taking of $200 million from the Wisconsin’s Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF) to help balance the general budget was...
Thai Doctors Protest Proposed Malpractice Liability Law
Jul 30 2010 // Across Thailand many doctors traded their white coats for black on Thursday to protest a draft law that would give victims of medical malpractice legal rights to win compensation. The law would be the first of its kind in...
Wis. Supreme Court Sides with Physicians in Med Mal Trust Fund Fight
Jul 21 2010 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided that the state’s taking of $200 million from the Wisconsin’s Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF) to help balance the general budget was...
Wash. Court Dumps Notice for Malpractice Lawsuits
Jul 19 2010 // The Washington state Supreme Court said it is unconstitutional to require 90 days notice before suing a doctor, marking the second time in less than a year the court has rejected a legislative attempt to reform medical...
How New Exchange of Healthcare Data Might Reduce Tort Costs
Jul 19 2010 // Tort reform, which has been a longstanding and slow-moving political juggernaut, needs to sprout a necessary and useful set of wings. A “perfect storm” between today’s data technology, an existing...
High Court Backs Reno Hospital in Malpractice Case
Jul 9 2010 // The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that hospitals are not strictly liable for malpractice committed in emergency rooms by independent contracting physicians. In a 4-3 decision, the high court overturned Washoe County...
Health Records Firms Face Increasing Privacy Liability
Jul 9 2010 // U.S. companies that partner with hospitals and other health providers could face steep fines if they disclose private patient information under a new federal rule proposed Thursday. Billing companies, customer service...
Wash. Court Dumps Notice for Malpractice Lawsuits
Jul 8 2010 // The Washington state Supreme Court said it’s unconstitutional to require 90 days notice before suing a doctor, marking the second time in less than a year the court has rejected a legislative attempt to reform...
New York Approves Medical Malpractice Insurance Rate Hike
Jul 7 2010 // The average medical malpractice insurance rate increase for New York doctors this year will be five percent. The increase, which took effect July 1, follows two years of rates freezes. New York State Insurance...
Judge’s Approach to Curbing Malpractice Suits Gets $3 Million
Jun 22 2010 // To settle medical malpractice lawsuits, Judge Douglas McKeon sometimes quietly listens to heartbroken family members vent their anger. He calls it “humanness.” Curiosity about medical matters led the longtime...
Rush to Electronic Health Records Could Increase Liability Risk
Jun 22 2010 // Although the benefits of bringing information technology to health records can be substantial, electronic health records (EHR) systems also give rise to increased liability risks for health care providers due to possible...
Louisiana Legislature: No Malpractice Coverage for Elective Abortions
Jun 22 2010 // Doctors shouldn’t be covered under medical malpractice laws when they are providing elective abortions, the Louisiana Legislature has decided. The Senate gave final passage with a 31-2 vote to the bill by Rep. Robert...
Florida Approves MedMal Direct for Sale of Malpractice Insurance
Jun 22 2010 // Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. has officially launched operations as a medical malpractice insurance company in Florida. The company, which sells insurance directly to physicians community without the use...
