Medical Malpractice And Health Care Reform, A Follow Up
I recently authored a rather heated blog about the cost of malpractice suits and their contribution to the state of our current health care system. My heated blog was responded to by a couple of heated, (or passionate – whichever you …
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Enough With The Untruths About Medical Negligence Lawsuits
Attorneys like me who advocate for many Americans injured because of avoidable medical errors and neglect withstand the onslaught of arrows from tort reformers. … However, when inaccurate information about malpractice suits is widely disseminated, it does a great injustice to these injured Americans by making them victims [...]
Tennessee Targets Frivolous Malpractice Suits – Renal And Urology News
“The legislation creates a significant hurdle,” reports Nashville malpractice lawyer John A. Day in his blog. “Attorneys now face a financial penalty for filing cases without consulting an expert before or shortly after filing suit.” …
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The Bad Medicine Of The Republican Doctors
As it turns out, the repentant Birther was an unfortunate choice to carry the GOP banner of tort reform, given his own history of malpractice suits….
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Healthcare
6) Malpractice suits. While I believe that doctors and healthcare professionals should be held accountable to do their best, I think malpractice suits are out of control. … Doctors who make honest mistakes or who may not have made the best possible call in a profession that is still a science are being sued for [...]
Stand Up And Fight For The Public Option
… to teach doctors a lesson. “Limiting lawyers’ fees. Most lawyers take malpractice suits on a contingency basis, where their fees are percentages of their clients’ awards. This encourages them to seek larger awards. “Modifying or eliminating “joint and several liability. Now, even if physicians or hospitals …
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Who Is Haitham Masri? Schlussel Defeats Another Muslim Free Speech
His lawyer, Anthony Malizia (who represents the doctor in medical malpractice lawsuits filed against him), repeatedly asked me if we would agree to a non-jury “bench” trial. I said, “no way,” knowing there isn’t a jury in . Despite what many believe, because of the [...]
The Tortured Logic Of Tort Reform
Being a doctor means my pulse races when I think of malpractice suits. The response seems to have become hard-wired to my nervous system and at the first mention of tort reform parts of my brain that I don’t even seem to control jump to the fore shouting “You lie!� [...]
Shocked By Fox News! Delighted With Begala & Blumenthal
… Lord Boustany, oops just Rep Boustany (LA)–he got a refund and they were convicted of selling fraudulent titles. Turns out that he needed a career change from heart surgeon, there were repeated malpractice suits and one finding of substandard care by the Review Panel. Duvall: The [...]
Malpractice Attorneys Eager For Ehr
The title of her blog is “Are tort lawyers anxiously waiting to use EHR’s in malpractice suits?” In her blog, she makes reference to an article published by Dr. Samuel Bierstock in Modern Medicine last week. Dr. …
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