By Dr. MICHAEL LYNCH http://www.concordmonitor.com I am an emergency physician. I care for about 5,000 patients a year. I have been practicing for 12 years and thus have cared for roughly 60,000 patients. I receive deep satisfaction from my job and the privilege of the “laying on of hands” as the physician-patient relationship is called […]

http://www.the-injury-lawyer-directory.com We often hear about doctors being involved in multimillion dollar lawsuits, but it is rare that the physician is actually the one suing rather than the one being sued. A Connecticut physician sued the anesthesiologist and hospital where his wife died during routine face-lift surgery for a total of $3.1 million and won. Dr. […]

http://www.stltoday.co With a shortage of physicians, nurse practitioners can help fill the void. Terry McQuaide, advanced nurse practitioner, Esse Health As an advanced nurse practitioner with offices in Illinois and Missouri, I have a unique perspective. My Illinois patients receive more efficient care for issues such as bronchitis and acute back pain based on that […]

By M.J. Ellington http://www.decaturdaily.com/ A local senator’s bill to provide medical liability insurance for volunteer doctors cleared a Senate committee Wednesday. Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, the bill’s sponsor, said the Finance and Taxation Governmental Affairs Committee passed the bill with bipartisan support. It now goes to the full Senate.

By Molly Albertson Cape Gazette staff http://www.capegazette.com State officials say midwives could be a part of the solution to Delaware’s high infant-mortality rate, and new legislation regulating midwives will be considered in the House on Tuesday, May 8. In its 2006 report, the Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium called for better prenatal care, a […]

BY Dennis Conrad Associated Press http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com From 2000 to 2004, few medical malpractice insurance claims in Illinois and six other states closed with a payout to the person seeking compensation, with most settling before a trial, according to a Justice Department report released Sunday. In Illinois, where the debate over medical malpractice reform has caused […]

By Rebecca Correa , Staff writer Eagle-Tribune In a unit at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, doctors can make a series of injections called Botox to eliminate wrinkles on the skin in a matter of minutes. About five miles away at another facility, clients can get tattoos removed, liposuction and some of the same Botox procedures […]

Home Health-care costs are skyrocketing, making it more and more difficult for small employers and employees to obtain affordable health insurance and care. There are many factors that contribute to increased costs. One of the reasons is the ever-increasing medical malpractice insurance premiums for health-care providers. This situation is causing crisis in many areas of […]

by Michael Matray, editor of Medical Liability Monitor New York’s medical malpractice insurance market was the subject of two lengthy articles last month that examined the state’s shifting competitive landscape and the questionable finances of its second-largest insurer of medical liability, Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI). In an article dated April 9, Politico New York primarily […]