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January 10, 2005
Attacking patients or their lawyers won't cure what ails the health care industry. Insurance reform is a better place to start. full story...
December 14, 2004 Competition isn't raising quality of health care full story...
December 13, 2004 Charting health's 'oops' factor full story...
December 1, 2004 Hospitals form 'SWAT' teams to avert deaths full story...
November 30, 2004 GAO's report on JCAHO full story...
November 23, 2004 Going Beyond the 'Malpractice Myths' full story...
November 21, 2004 Let doctors fix mistakes full story...
November 20, 2004 When You Won't Be Able to Find a Physician full story...
November 20, 2004 Recommendations to spur interdisciplinary research full story...
November 19, 2004 Survey Shows Fear of Medical Errors full story...
November 12, 2004 Physicians and Hospitals: In the Same Lifeboat, Again full story...
November 7, 2004 Physician oversight report cites woeful flaws; Criticisms include drug abuse program full story...
November 6, 2004 No cure for ending medical mistakes full story...
November 5 , 2004 AAP studies pros, cons of NIH-proposed `open archive' to research full story...
November 2, 2004 Health Policy Expert Predicts Doctor Shortage full story...
November 2, 2004 Why Your Doctor Might Quit full story...
ALABAMA
Our key opinion by Yann H.H. van Geertruyden states that Alabama's state laws "force physicians to confront the immense challenge of overcoming a bad faith peer review, a significant flaw in the peer review process." full story...
Heart surgery battle continues Baptist Shelby Medical Center finally was able to perform open heart surgery for the first time last week after a four-year battle, but its surgeries may come to an end soon as its fight with Brookwood Medical Center continues. full story...
ARIZONA
November 22, 2004 Hospitalists program keeps doctor in the house full story...
CALIFORNIA
December 15, 2004 About Hollywood Presbyterian in LA from back in Nov, but the story is central to our issue full story...
November 6, 2004 Few California hospitals inspected for nurse-patient ratios full story...
November 7, 2004 Oakland: Inside look at what ails Med Center Specifics of fed probe at facility reveals poor care for suicidal patients full story...
Ventura Docs Fight an 800-Pound Gorilla: An Interview with John Hill, M.D .
Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura full story...
South Pasadena doctor offers no- frills, no-waiting medical care. Dr. Gary Seto had had enough. After 13 years as a physician at Kaiser Permanente's Pasadena medical facility, Seto gave up a full-time, profit- sharing partnership there earlier this year. full story...
CONNECTICUT
State Health Officials Seek Tougher Review Of Doctors full story...
THE AMA IS FOR ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY FOR PEER REVIEWERS!
"Without the promise of immunity from civil lawsuits, physicians are likely to think twice about reporting colleagues who might be jeopardizing patient care. That's why the AMA has joined the Connecticut State Medical Society in urging the Connecticut Supreme Court to overturn a decision made by a trial court, and upheld by the state's appellate court, that throws the absolute immunity protection for physicians in Connecticut into doubt. full story...
FLORIDA
January 17, 2005
amednews: a physician-supported constitutional amendment that limits how much lawyers can collect has not been challenged. full story...
December 10, 2004 Hospital acted on surgery questions Nine cardiologists at Bayonet Point were suspended when procedures are questioned. full story...
November 22, 2004 Voters approved physician-backed initiatives in Florida, Nevada and Wyoming. Doctors hope the approach spreads to other states. full story...
November 19, 2004 Legal skirmishes continued to erupt as Florida hospitals attempt to delay the implementation of new constitutional amendments. full story...
November 4, 2004 FLORIDA AMENDMENTS Two sides ready for malpractice fights full story...
November 3, 2004 Voters OK all three medical measures full story...
Lawyers and Physicians square off in the ballot box this fall: On Nov. 2, Florida citizens will vote “yes” or “no” on three proposed constitutional amendments that address medical liability issues. Early polling shows that all of them are likely to pass. full story...
Expert witness sues Florida Medical Assn: The case raises the question of who can best review expert testimony: courts or professional societies? full story...
GEORGIA
January 16, 2005
Patient safety, not 'tort reform,' critical to public safety full story...
January 14, 2005
Don't tamper with rights of wronged full story...
January 9, 2005
MSNBC: Reforms needed to keep doctors in Georgia full story...
ILLINOIS
January 30, 2005
ILL: INSURANCE RATES FORCE DOCTOR TO THROW IN TOWEL AFTER 31 YEARS full story...
INDIANA
Seven doctors plan to form new cardiology practice Physicians will leave Indiana Heart Associates but still practice at hospital. full story...
MASSACHUSSETTS
December 15, 2004 Nonprofit launches plan to reduce medical errors full story...
State Law: " hospital administrator... may commit a hospital administrator by law to report that physician to the Board of Registration in Medicine" full story...
MARYLAND
January 18, 2005
MD: Meeting on malpractice full story...
December 30, 2004
Malpractice glossary full story...
November 17, 2004 Study: Medical Liability Harming Maryland Economy full story...
December 10, 2004 Ehrlich poses using surplus for doctors' rate increase Funds to insure sickest in state would be diverted full story...
MINNESOTA
December 9, 2004 Minnesota health plan won't pay hospitals for medical errors full story...
What to Expect If You Are Called Before The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice full story...
MISSOURI
Patients' ‘culture of safety' urged, Missouri report pushes fewer medical errors full story...
NEW MEXICO
December 16, 2004 Judge rules against medical panel seeking doctor's records full story...
NEW YORK
January 30, 2005
NY: Physician, heal thyself full story...
Doctors should review information about them posted on a state Web site, an attorney recommends. full story...
Court tells New York to delete unfounded charges Doctors should review information about them posted on a state Web site, an attorney recommends. full story...
NEVADA
December 30, 2004
Carson City, NV Medical malpractice reform prompts justices to review allegations of inappropriate surgery in 1999 full story...
November 22, 2004 Voters approved physician-backed initiatives in Florida, Nevada and Wyoming. Doctors hope the approach spreads to other states. full story...
OREGON
November 8, 2004 Doctors group agrees to help OHSU boost its Oregon focus The state association sets out to help residents get into medical school and to keep graduates here full story...
PENNSYLVANIA
January 25, 2005
Doctors form group to provide malpractice insurance full story...
January 13, 2005
Politically Active Physicians are fighting back full story...
New peer review confidentiality issues: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in October, rendered an opinion that, according to both critics and proponents will have significant effect on the discoverability of peer review proceedings in Pennsylvania. full story...
Health care whistle-blower bill approved by state House. By a 194-0 vote, the Pennsylvania House yesterday approved a bill that offers broader protection for health-care practitioners who report poor patient care or unsafe conditions. full story...
Physician shortage in Pennsylvania? full story...
RHODE ISLAND
December 16, 2004 R.I. not afflicted by doctor exodus, but it could be Contrary to lore, physicians aren't fleeing the state, but many say they intend to, and shortages could result.
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SOUTH CAROLINA
November 3, 2004 Medical board backs changes in policy full story...
TENNESSEE
January 30, 2005
Studies assess Tennessee's doctor shortage full story...
January 22, 2005
Tennessee physicians group seeks to cap malpractice awards full story...
TEXAS
November 30, 2004 FTC appeals ruling doctor group fixed prices full story...
Texas Supreme Court says: Investigations By A Medical Peer Review Committee Are Not Discoverable Unless The Committee Consents To Production Of Information In Writing
full story...
November 15, 2004 Physicians object to rulings full story...
November 16, 2004 State board is inconsistent, doctors say full story...
Tuesday, September 14, 2004, John Cornyn, US Senator: Medical liability reform puts our doctors back in business full story...
November 28, 2004 Alcohol drowns M.D.'s practice. Court: Doctor fined $5,000, 4 years probation
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VIRGINIA
December 18, 2004 Malpractice laws a key issue Va. lawmakers to face requests for assistance with rising premiums full story...
WASHINGTON STATE
January 14, 2005
Doctor drops patient for not backing cause full story...
December 14, 2004 The Trends of 2004 Docs and Hospitals: Trust in Mutual Interests
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WISCONSIN
More time with patients, less with paperwork Hospitals join pilot program to boost quality of care full story...
Wisconsin Medical Society: Policy Compendium on Peer Review: Read this to get an idea of what state medical societies and PROs (Peer Review Organizations) have established as peer review full story...
WYOMING
December 15, 2004 Local physicians published in JAMA full story...
November 22, 2004 Voters approved physician-backed initiatives in Florida, Nevada and Wyoming. Doctors hope the approach spreads to other states. full story...
MILITARY
The Politics of Military Justice full story...