HARRISBURG, Pa. – A proposed rule change from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could usher the return of skyrocketing medical liability premiums for physicians and threaten ...
Read More »Two Words Can Soothe Injured Patients And Avoid Malpractice Suits: I’m Sorry
By Sandra G. Boodman When Donna Helen Crisp, a 59-year-old nursing professor, entered a North Carolina teaching hospital for a routine hysterectomy in 2007, she expected ...
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Chaos and disruptions in medical care have had one tragic and destructive effect that no one is addressing: the deaths of more than 2,000 physicians ...
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By Arlene Switzer Steinfield Most group medical practices are subject to a variety of state and federal employment laws, depending on the number of employees. While ...
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By April Dembosky, KQED Troy and Alana Pack had spent the day at their neighborhood Halloween party in Danville. Ten-year-old Troy went as a baseball player, ...
Read More »Pennsylvania Doctors Allowed to Say “I’m Sorry”
By Brad Broker “I’m sorry.” Those are very powerful words, particularly when used by a doctor. They can provide the slightest bit of comfort to ...
Read More »How Physician Practices Should Handle Malpractice Tail
By Daniel M. Bernick, JD, MBA For years and years, malpractice “tail” has been a thorn in the side of medical practices and their physician ...
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