News: Medical Malpractice Insurance and Physician Practices

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org
WASHINGTON– Nearly 300 medical student, resident and fellow members of the American Medical Association (AMA) from across the nation are storming Capitol Hill today urging Congress to protect access to care for America’s patients. Throughout the day, the students, residents and fellows will visit House and Senate offices asking Congress to alleviate [...]

By Roland Zemla
http://www.columbiaspectator.com
Amid growing paper stacks of patient charts, prescription notes, and physician orders, New York City hospitals have been flooded with medical information that has put excessive strain on the efficiency of health care delivery and patient management. For the Columbia University Medical Center, however, the classic patient-chart system may soon become an element [...]

DIANE IVEY | Capital News Service
http://blog.mlive.com
LANSING– John Dircks is a doctor of pulmonary medicine in Kalamazoo and will be celebrating his retirement.The 65-year-old physician, a graduate of the University of Michigan, founded his pulmonary clinical care group in 1976, and said he looks forward to a reduced workload.
But for Dircks, retirement is about more than [...]

BY ROBERT SWIFT
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com
HARRISBURG — Legislative leaders remain at odds over health care issues, thus making it likely a state program to reduce malpractice insurance costs for doctors will expire as scheduled on Monday.
The dispute means that Pennsylvania doctors will have to make malpractice payments Monday with no state-subsidized abatement to ease the sting.
But Gov. Ed [...]

By Cathleen F. Crowley
http://timesunion.com
Dr. Joseph Sellers walks to work at Bassett Healthcare Cobleskill, where he is a primary-care doctor. He lives in Cobleskill, and his son is mayor.
Nineteen years ago, Sellers was lured to Schoharie County because the state promised to repay part of his medical school bills if he set up a practice in [...]

By LARRY HANNAN
http://www.jacksonville.com
Doctors look out for their patients while Jay Millson looks out for the doctors.

Millson, the executive vice president of the Duval County Medical Society, advocates for the interests of doctors in Duval County.
The medical society, which is part of the Florida Medical Association, also creates a local directory of health care providers and [...]

By Frank Donnelly
http://www.nola.com
NEW YORK — Ten years from now, many babies could be delivered by doctors who are total strangers to their mothers.
Medical malpractice insurance for obstetricians and gynecologists could become so expensive that only hospitals — and the doctors under their insurance umbrellas — could afford coverage for birthings.
For expectant moms it means their [...]

Philadelphia Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com
Leaders of the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Montgomery Bar Association Thursday announced the launch of a mediation pilot program at Abington Memorial Hospital to avoid medical malpractice fillings.
The groups said they hoped the program, which they have been discussing for three years, would reduce costs and emotional distress.