One of the signature architects of the Affordable Care Act is warning that Americans and small businesses around the country have really no idea what they should be doing as our federal government gets ready to implement the ACA.  While speaking to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, he warned that there may be […]

We had a chance to watch President Obama’s news conference earlier today and it got us thinking. Will the following wording expose physicians to more risks, this is directly from the White House: PRESERVE THE RIGHTS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROTECT THEIR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES FROM GUN VIOLENCE: We should never ask doctors and […]

Everyone can agree that when it comes to healthcare, we want the best to be based here, in the United States.  However, getting to that destination is where people disagree.  One area that has doctors upset is Patient Satisfaction Surveys.  We actually built our own Patient Survey System about 10 years ago, and have had […]

We have spent a lot of time talking about the Affordable Care Act and how it will effect healthcare professionals…..both from a monetary standpoint as well as a doctor/patient relationship position.  However, we have not really touched upon the impact on the average citizen who does not get coverage through their employer.  One of the […]

The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) released its 2012/2013 Judicial Hellholes report last month. The annual release documents abuses of the civil justice system in jurisdictions the pro-tort reform group says are among the most unfair and out-of-balance in the nation. The ATRF is a branch of the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), an umbrella […]

On Dec. 13, 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed two bills pertaining to medical professional liability. Senate Bill 115 caps recoverable non-economic damages at $280,000 and reduces the total amount of future damages to present values at a rate of 5 percent per year, compounded annually, for each year in which those damages accrue. Senate Bill […]

A new charge that has recently been brought to the public’s attention will add a $63-per-head fee to help deal with the costs of covering folks with pre-existing conditions. When you start thinking of companies with thousands of employees, this new fee can appear daunting.  Especially in the current economic environment. From the MSN.com article: […]

On Oct. 31, the Indiana Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state’s Patient Compensation Fund (PCF)—established to cover excess damages in medical malpractice cases—may not dispute the existence or cause of a plaintiff’s injury in a case in which the medical providers previously settled the claim, admitting liability. The decision, Robertson v. B.O., has led […]

side note: This may not be the federal tort reform most physicians had hoped for, but it is a start. Below please find the official press release from the Health & Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality that details how the $25 million in funding will be allocated. The Department of Health and […]