Patient Complaints Can Identify Surgeons Who Are Higher Claims Risks February 17, 2017 Recording and analyzing patient and family reports about rude and disrespectful behavior can identify surgeons with higher rates of surgical...
House Kicks Off Year by Passing Sports Team Doctors’ Liability Bill January 11, 2017 As Alabama and Clemson prepared for the national college football championship game kick-off the other day, the U.S. House of...
Special Report: A Tale of Superbugs’ Deadly Costs November 22, 2016 By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Ryan McNeill Deborah J. Nelson With good reason, Dan Greulich’s doctors called him “the miracle man.” In the span of a decade, the insurance company...
Judge Awards $1.9M to Medical Clinic Whistleblower in Pacific Northwest November 15, 2016 The former chief financial officer of a chain of medical clinics in Washington and Idaho has been awarded $1.9 million...
South Dakota Court : Hospitals Don’t Have to Turn Over Doctor Performance Documents October 28, 2016 South Dakota’s Supreme Court says hospitals don’t have to turn over documents related to doctor performance even when there’s evidence...
Sports Team Doctors Want Medical Malpractice Protection When Traveling Out of State September 15, 2016 Congress has advanced legislation to clarify that sports doctors’ medical malpractice insurance should follow them when they travel out of...
Jury Awards Missouri Woman $507K in Needle-in-Back Case September 6, 2016 A Missouri woman who has lived with a hypodermic needle lodged in her back for nearly seven years has been...
Idaho Family Sues Over Baby’s Death in Hospital Medication Mix-up September 2, 2016 An Idaho family is suing a nurse and the health care company he works for after their 7-month-old baby died...
BHSI & Tego to Provide Medical Indemnity Cover for Doctors in Australia August 16, 2016 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) and Tego Insurance announced they have entered into an exclusive underwriting agreement to provide...
Idaho High Court Affirms $3.8M Ruling in Liposuction Death August 8, 2016 The Idaho Supreme Court has affirmed a jury verdict for $3.8 million against a southwest Idaho doctor following the death...