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NATIONAL:
  • 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. CLICK HERE .
  • December 14, 2004 Competition isn't raising quality of health care CLICK HERE
  • December 13, 2004 Charting health's 'oops' factor CLICK HERE
  • November 30, 2004 GAO's report on JCAHO CLICK HERE
  • November 23, 2004 Going Beyond the 'Malpractice Myths' CLICK HERE
  • November 21, 2004 Let doctors fix mistakes CLICK HERE
  • November 20, 2004 When You Won't Be Able to Find a Physician CLICK HERE
  • November 20, 2004 Recommendations to spur interdisciplinary research CLICK HERE
  • November 19, 2004 Survey Shows Fear of Medical Errors CLICK HERE
  • November 12, 2004 Physicians and Hospitals: In the Same Lifeboat, Again CLICK HERE
  • November 7, 2004 Physician oversight report cites woeful flaws; Criticisms include drug abuse program CLICK HERE
  • November 5 , 2004 AAP studies pros, cons of NIH-proposed `open archive' to research CLICK HERE
  • November 2, 2004 Health Policy Expert Predicts Doctor Shortage CLICK HERE


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  • 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."    CLICK HERE

  • 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.

  • CALIFORNIA

    November 7, 2004 Oakland: Inside look at what ails Med Center Specifics of fed probe at facility reveals poor care for suicidal patients     CLICK HERE

    Ventura Docs Fight an 800-Pound Gorilla: An Interview with John Hill, M.D .
    Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura     CLICK HERE

  • CONNECTICUT
    State Health Officials Seek Tougher Review Of Doctors     CLICK HERE

  
     

  • 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.     CLICK HERE

  • FLORIDA

    • January 17, 2005
      amednews: a physician-supported constitutional amendment that limits how much lawyers can collect has not been challenged. CLICK HERE

    • December 10, 2004 Hospital acted on surgery questions Nine cardiologists at Bayonet Point were suspended when procedures are questioned. CLICK HERE

    • November 22, 2004 Voters approved physician-backed initiatives in Florida, Nevada and Wyoming. Doctors hope the approach spreads to other states. CLICK HERE

    • Expert witness sues Florida Medical Assn: The case raises the question of who can best review expert testimony: courts or professional societies? CLICK HERE

 

  • GEORGIA
    January 9, 2005
    MSNBC: Reforms needed to keep doctors in Georgia.

  • ILLINOIS
    January 30, 2005
    ILL: INSURANCE RATES FORCE DOCTOR TO THROW IN TOWEL AFTER 31 YEARS     CLICK HERE

  • NDIANA
    Seven doctors plan to form new cardiology practice     Physicians will leave Indiana Heart Associates but still practice at hospital.

  

  • MASSACHUSSETTSDecember 15, 2004 Nonprofit launches plan to reduce medical errors CLICK HERE

  • State Law: " hospital administrator... may commit a hospital administrator by law to report that physician to the Board of Registration in Medicine" CLICK HERE

  • MARYLAND
    January 18, 2005
    MD: Meeting on malpractice     CLICK HERE
    November 17, 2004 Study: Medical Liability Harming Maryland Economy CLICK HERE

  • MINNESOTA
    What to Expect If You Are Called Before The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice     CLICK HERE

  • MISSOURI
         Patients' ‘culture of safety' urged, Missouri report pushes fewer medical errors CLICK HERE

  • NEW MEXICO
    December 16, 2004 Judge rules against medical panel seeking doctor's records     CLICK HERE

  • NEW YORK
    January 30, 2005
    NY: Physician, heal thyself     CLICK HERE

  • Doctors should review information about them posted on a state Web site, an attorney recommends. CLICK HERE

  • Court tells New York to delete unfounded charges Doctors should review information about them posted on a state Web site, an attorney recommends. CLICK HERE

  • NEVADA
    December 30, 2004
    Carson City, NV Medical malpractice reform prompts justices to review allegations of inappropriate surgery in 1999     CLICK HERE

  • November 22, 2004 Voters approved physician-backed initiatives in Florida, Nevada and Wyoming. Doctors hope the approach spreads to other states. CLICK HERE

  • 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     CLICK HERE

  • PENNSYLVANIA
    January 25, 2005
    Doctors form group to provide malpractice insurance     CLICK HERE

  • 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. CLICK HERE

  • 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. CLICK HERE

    Physician shortage in Pennsylvania? CLICK HERE

  • 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.     CLICK HERE

  • SOUTH CAROLINA
    November 3, 2004 Medical board backs changes in policy     CLICK HERE

  • TENNESSEE
    January 22, 2005
    Tennessee physicians group seeks to cap malpractice awards     CLICK HERE

  • TEXAS

    Texas Supreme Court says: Investigations By A Medical Peer Review Committee Are Not Discoverable Unless The Committee Consents To Production Of Information In Writing     CLICK HERE

  • VIRGINIA
    December 18, 2004 Malpractice laws a key issue Va. lawmakers to face requests for assistance with rising premiums     CLICK HERE

  • WASHINGTON STATE

    January 14, 2005
    Doctor drops patient for not backing cause CLICK HERE

    December 14, 2004 The Trends of 2004 Docs and Hospitals: Trust in Mutual Interests CLICK HERE

  • WISCONSIN
    More time with patients, less with paperwork Hospitals join pilot program to boost quality of care     CLICK HERE

  • WYOMING
    December 15, 2004 Local physicians published in JAMA     CLICK HERE
    November 22, 2004 Voters approved physician-backed initiatives in Florida, Nevada and Wyoming. Doctors hope the approach spreads to other states. CLICK HERE

  • MILITARY
    The Politics of Military Justice     CLICK HERE

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