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  • Patients Are Injured Due To Missed Or Delayed Diagnosis Analysis Shows Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:44AMErrors related to missed or delayed diagnosis are frequently a cause of patient injury and therefore an underlying cause of patient safety related events. Autopsy analysis spanning several decades show error rates at four to 50 percent, according to an article released by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and published in its September Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory. Diagnostic ...
  • Study Recommends Disclosure Of Medical Mistakes That Affect Multiple Patients Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:27AMHealth care organizations should disclose medical mistakes that affect multiple patients even if patients were not harmed by the event, according to an AHRQ-funded research paper published in the September 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Medical mistakes that affect multiple patients, known as large-scale adverse events (LSAEs) to researchers, are incidents or series of related ...
  • Still taking patients Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:13AMKevin Kilhoffer Keith Ballinger, left, Physicians Assistant Certified, examines patient Ryan West at the Coles Community Health Center in Mattoon, Ill., on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
  • MedMal Direct Insurance Company Earns a Financial Stability Rating® of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc. Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:15AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MedMal Direct Insurance Company Earns a Financial Stability Rating® of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc which is assigned to insurers who possess exceptional financial stability
  • Nexus Insurance Services Launches New Websites For Malpractice Insurance Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:13AMOrange County - Nexus Insurance Services has launched five new websites that offers malpractice insurance to attorneys and physicians who practice in the states of Arizona, Texas, California, New York, and Washington.
  • The Appellate Lawyers at Collins, Einhorn Bring Legal Maturity and Strong Client Advocacy to Every Case Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:13AMDetroit - Michigan law firm Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C. staffs a distinguished team of attorneys who handle state and federal appeals regarding general liability, insurance coverage, employment litigation and professional liability, including legal, dental and medical malpractice.
  • Senate hopeful Ayotte favored Ariz.-type law on illegals Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:11AMEDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in an occasional series of stories based on meetings between The Telegraph editorial board and candidates for federal and state office prior to the upcoming primary elections. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte of Nashua said she would have pursued a state law like the one Arizona has to crack down on illegal immigration had local and state police here ...
  • MedMal Direct Insurance Company Earns a Financial Stability Rating® of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc. Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:00AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla.----Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company has earned a Financial Stability Rating® of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc. This level of FSR is assigned to insurers who possess exceptional financial stability related to maintaining positive surplus as regards to policyholders, liquidity of invested assets, an acceptable level of financial leverage, reasonable loss ...
  • Video: Gerlach feels Health reform was 'wrong prescription Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:11AMU.S. Congressman Jim Gerlach called last year's health care reform bill "the wrong prescription for what is needed to make health care more affordable and accessible," during an interview Tuesday afternoon with reporters.
  • 13 QUESTIONS: Keith Page, president and CEO of Anderson Hospital Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:12AMThis week: Keith Page, president and CEO of Anderson Hospital in Maryville.
  • Jurin sets up panel to mediate disputes over patients protection bill Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:49AMPublic Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit Monday appointed a 63-member panel to try to mediate disputes between doctors and patients protection groups over the controversial Medical Malpractice Victims Protection Bill.
  • Families of those who overdosed have questions for doctor who prescribed Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:58PMDr. Lisa Tseng, a Rowland Heights osteopath, is the focus of a DEA probe into the over-prescribing of painkillers. At least six of her patients in their 20s have died since 2007. Last December, Joey Rovero and a couple of pals from Arizona State University set out on a road trip to Southern California.
  • Kilbride: Don't focus on single decision Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:36PMHealth care may be a universal issue, but when it comes to the matter of settling medical malpractice lawsuits, Travis Akin believes the fate of many has been determined by a select few. Akin, who serves as executive director
  • Medical malpractice ruling stirs discord Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:36PMParked in front of the Kankakee County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon, the narrow "billboard truck" of the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch proclaimed "Good Judges Matter." Further, and likely a first, it urged voters: "On Nov. 2, don't forget to vote
  • Former Atlantic Beach mayor to rejoin fellow vets, return to Korea Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:02PMEREN TATARAGASI ATLANTIC BEACH — June 25 marked the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, and 60 years after being a part of the Incheon Landing, one local veteran is going back where it all happened.
  • Health ministry receives more complaints against unethical practises of physicians in 2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:42PMThe unethical trade practices by the medical practitioners, which have come under fire from all sections of the society in the recent past, continue unabated in the country, if the number of complaints received by the authorities is any indication.
  • Lawyer Wil Florin takes on USF in high-profile cases Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:05PMBy Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer Sunday, August 29, 2010 Lawyer Wil Florin was driving to a meeting with several attorneys and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan about the highly publicized car crash involving Hogan's son. On the way, Florin's iPhone rang. It was Jim Leavitt, who had been fired that day as the University of South Florida's football coach, and suddenly found himself in need of ...
  • Hospital lawyers fight claims of unnecessary stents Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:01PMSt. Joseph Medical Center says warning letters don't equal damages Even as some St. Joseph employees continue to suggest wrongdoing, the hospital's attorneys appear to be girding for a fight over coronary stents
  • Today's Opinions: Ryan's Roadmap; Beware Rising Cost Of Workers Comp Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:19AMThe Roads On Ryan's Map May Not Exist Minneapolis Star Tribune Your road map would turn the federal contribution to health care into a voucher (which I don't view as a dirty word). But the vouchers it would offer ... are at levels so far below current insurance premiums as to make it likely you'd be shifting costs to millions who can't afford them (Matt Miller, 8/23). Workers' Comp Costs ...
  • German doctor Daniel Ubani loses fight to silence Rory and Stuart Gray Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:08AMDr Daniel Ubani took Rory and Stuart Gray to court, claiming they were damaging his reputation by calling him a "killer".
  • Daniel Ubani can be called 'charlatan and a killer', court rules Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:27AMThe only word that Stuart and Rory Gray are not allowed to use to describe the doctor responsible for their father's death is 'animal'.
  • Ky. Lawyer Faces Contempt Charges For Withholding Name Of Minor Seeking Abortion Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:19AMKentucky attorney Amelia Adams could face six months in jail for contempt of court after refusing to reveal the name of a 17-year-old client who sought judicial permission to have an abortion without her parents' consent, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that states that require parental consent for minors seeking abortion services must provide an ...
  • Republicans duel for chance to face Kratovil Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:26AMEditor's note: This is the first in a series of previews of contested races in the Sept. 14 state and county primary elections within the Maryland Gazette's coverage area. ---There is no doubt the race in the 1st Congressional District will be one of the most watched in the country during No...
  • Killer German out-of-hours doctor Daniel Ubani WILL face fitness to practise inquiry Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:20AMThe bungling physician killed patient David Gray during his first shift as an out of hours doctor in Cambridgeshire but had blocked an earlier bid to examine him.
  • Stephen looks to cut spending, create jobs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:27AMEDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in an occasional series of stories based on meetings between The Telegraph editorial board and candidates for federal and state office in the upcoming elections. Republican candidate for governor John Stephen of Manchester refuses to say when he could keep campaign promises to cut state business taxes but vows to balance the current budget and the next one without ...
  • The Medical Community Urges Change To Reduce Malpractice Costs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:55AMOrange County - With the recent increase in medical malpractice insurance rates in the state of New York, many medical professionals as well as business groups around the country say that action has to be taken now to reform medical malpractice laws and reduce malpractice costs.
  • VA launches new pilot in Indianapolis to improve delivery of Veterans health information Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:03AMThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new pilot in the Indianapolis region that will improve the delivery of Veterans health information. The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis will partner with the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), the largest health information exchange organization in the United States, to securely exchange electronic health ...
  • Doctors testify no illness, need for patient's surgery Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:01AMIn the second day of the civil trial of Mark Weinberger, M.D., jurors heard from Weinberger's otolaryngologist peers, each of whom judged that he had breached the standard of patient care that equates to medical malpractice. Gary heavy-equipment operator William Boyer, 58, claims in his medical malpractice complaint against Weinberger that the Merrillville ear, nose and throat specialist lied to ...
  • Fairway Physicians Insurance Company RRG Endorses Medical Justice Services Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:00AMFairway Physicians Insurance Company to Offer Medical Justice Membership as Benefit.
  • Business news: Bank begins recycling effort Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:47AMLAW George Ripplinger, principal of the law firm Ripplinger and Zimmer LLC, of Belleville and St. Louis, accepted an invitation to be an Illinois member of The American Trial Lawyers Association. Membership is limited to the top 100 trial lawyers from each state. Selection is extended to civil plaintiff and criminal defense attorneys by special invitation. Ripplinger concentrates his practice in ...
  • NY Law Firm Schwartzapfel Partners Launches Website to Serve Bronx Accident Victims Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:01AMThe new site details the many legal services offered by the car accident and personal injury firm, while guiding visitors through their legal rights and the legal steps they should take after a New York auto accident.
  • On the Move - Legal edition Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:41PMSheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm, of Owings Mills, on Aug. 18 received the 2010 Spirited Woman of Baltimore Award. Murthy’s firm does much of its work in immigration law, helping people from other countries qualify to work in the U.S. In 2008 Murthy received the Maryland International Leadership Award from [...]
  • Doctor records of convictions, malpractice taken offline Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 7:22PMProfiles once listed physicians' criminal convictions, malpractice payments Illinois once provided the public with detailed histories of the state's doctors — including whether the physician was convicted of a crime, fired by a hospital or forced to make a medical malpractice payment within the previous five years.
  • TAMIL NADU ROUNDUP Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:36PMTension gripped Thirukazhukun-dram, a town in Kancheepuram district, 71km from Chennai, after police allegedly tortured a law college student. Trouble started when Ashok Kumar was arrested for quarreling with a passenger on a bus on his way to the Dr Ambedkar Law College in Chennai.
  • Physicians plan own compo bill Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:08PMDoctors have come up with a new scheme to battle supporters of the bill on compensation funding for victims of medical malpractice.
  • Lisa Murkowski on the issues Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:13PMFAIRBANKS - Lisa Murkowski on ... Immigration Murkowski said she believes the first thing that needs to be done to stop the flow of illegal immigrants in the country is to secure the borde...
  • GAO report may stop states meddling with RRGs: Expert Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:15AMBURLINGTON, Vt.—A forthcoming Government Accountability Office report could spur Congress to act on legislation that would make it more difficult for state regulators to illegally interfere with risk retention groups domiciled outside their borders, an attorney for an RRG trade association says.
  • Action News anchor to testify in lawsuit trial Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:25AMLisa Thomas-Laury filed the suit in connection with a nerve disorder that kept her off the airwaves for years.
  • Challenger Joe Miller takes on incumbent Lisa Murkowski in a bid to upset Alaska’s senior senator Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:43AMFAIRBANKS — Sen. Lisa Murkowski has name recognition and an eight-year record in the Senate that has generally won her favor with Alaskans. But Tuesday, Murkowski will be put to the test as Repub...
  • Action News anchor set to testify at trial Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:03AMLisa Thomas-Laury filed a lawsuit in connection with a rare nerve disorder that kept her off the airwaves for more than three years.
  • Healthcare reform has split Fisher, Portman Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:01PMWASHINGTON — With more than 200 Democratic lawmakers cheering and applauding in the East Room of the White House in March, President Barack Obama signed into law a major health care bill that had sharply split both political parties for more than a year.That should have ended it. As Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus told the New York Times that day, “Now it is a fact. Now it is law.’’
  • POLLS Scott vs. McCollum: Where they stand on these 10 issues Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:15PMAlex Sink is the presumptive Democratic nominee going into Tuesday's primary. Who will she face? That's uncertain. Here's where the two GOP rival hopefuls, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and Naples businessman Rick Scott, stand on 10 issues.
  • New NMA President to Tackle Women’s Health, Environmental Illnesses and Economic Relief for Black Physicians Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:09AMWASHINGTON (NNPA) Leonard Weather Jr., M.D., R.Ph. has been named the 111th president of the D.C.-based National Medical Association, an organization representing more than 30,000 Black physicians around the nation and their patients.
  • Grymes Hill man elected to New York Center board Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:28AMSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The New York Center for Interpersonal Development has announced the recent election of Michael O'Brien of Grymes Hill to the agency's board of directors. O'Brien is a partner in the law firm of O'Brien and Jacobs,...
  • Feds allege Philadelphia lawyer stole more than $1 million from clients & his firm over 4-year period Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:26AMFor almost four years, a Center City lawyer allegedly duped clients, telling them that money he won for them in civil settlements was socked away in his law firm's escrow account.
  • Research Roundup: Lowering malpractice costs; Advance care planning limitations; Consumers review their own health care Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:34AMAnnals of Internal Medicine: Liability Claims And Costs Before And After Implementation Of A Medical Error Disclosure Program - This study focused on a "disclosure-with-offer program" launched by the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) in 2001. "After full implementation of a disclosure-with-offer program, the average monthly rate of new claims decreased from 7.03 to 4.52 per 100,000 ...
  • Action News anchor set to testify Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:03AMLisa Thomas-Laury filed a lawsuit in connection with a rare nerve disorder that kept her off the airwaves for more than three years.
  • The governor strikes out Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:47PM* I find it appalling that Gov. Paterson would abuse his position to shake down the Yankees for free tickets ("Panel Thumbs Gov. on Yanks Freebies," Aug. 18). I hope the proposed $100,000 fine will go to help New York and its budget concerns. I also hope this means that...
  • Coral Gables attorney `Mike' Eidson honored by his peers Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 8:32PMFor recognition of his lifelong commitment to the civil justice system, and protection of consumers, attorney Lewis S. ``Mike'' Eidson, founding partner of the Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson, was honored by the American Association for Justice with the David S. Shrager President's Award.
  • Johnson running to repeal national health care reform Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:52PMRACINE - The reason Ron Johnson is in the race for U.S. Senateis health care, he told the Journal Times Editorial Board Friday ona visit to Racine.