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Dec 29, 2006
"Who Will Deliver Your Baby?"

How high medical liability insurance rates will affect the delivery of women’s By Dr. Ronald Uva http://www.oswegocountybusiness.com As a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist I feel that I am uniquely qualified to write and speak on the subject concerning women’s healthcare as I have been delivering babies for more than 30 years (6,500-plus babies), have been born and […]

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Dec 28, 2006
Indiana fares well in 'liability crisis' survey

PHYSICIAN WATCH The American Medical Association says Indiana is relatively doctor-friendly when it comes to state laws governing medical liability and malpractice suits. The AMA says the Hoosier state is among eight nationwide in “stable” condition in what it describes as the country’s “medical liability crisis.” It claims excessive malpractice awards are driving doctors out […]

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Dec 28, 2006
Medical Protective Decreasing Medical Malpractice Rates in Nevada

Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved revised classification relativities filed by the Medical Protective Co. for physicians and surgeons. The revised factors contemplate an average 5.4 percent rate decrease and are a reflection of the improving experience in Nevada. The Medical Protective Co. is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group and […]

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Dec 28, 2006
Database To Detail Doctors' Records

By Susan Levine Washington Post Staff Writer D.C. patients will someday be able to go online to a city Web site and check their doctors’ credentials and experience and whether they have lost malpractice suits or been disciplined. Under legislation passed by the D.C. Council in its final session this year, District doctors, hospitals and […]

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Dec 28, 2006
United States: Top Reimbursement Developments Of 2006

Article by Lena Robins and R. Michael Scarano, Jr. http://www.mondaq.com A number of Medicare reimbursement developments over the past year will have an impact on the medical device industry for years to come. These include the issuance by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of a guidance document on coverage with evidence development; […]

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Dec 28, 2006
Physician retiring after 66 years

By Margie Wuebker The (Celina) Daily Standard CELINA – Still practicing medicine at 93 years old, Dr. James J. Otis of Celina reminisces between some of his last scheduled appointments. Otis, better known as Dr. Jim, plans to retire at the end of the year, capping a 66-year career. “I’m older than most of my […]

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Dec 28, 2006
PROFILE: Dr. Blood provides care to Haitians

By DENISE HINCKLEY http://www.thepaper24-7.com Dr. Mike Blood is a family practice physician based in Crawfordsville who met his wife June at a wedding. Blood recently took June to Haiti where they were best man and matron of honor for two medical students having a wedding. Blood’s work in this county blended with his commitment to […]

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Dec 28, 2006
Sun Microsystems Healthcare Mantra: Reduce Cost and Complexity

By John Russellhttp://www.health-itworld.com Sun Microsystems director of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Joerg Schwarz, talks about the need to change financial incentives to spur Health IT adoption, describes mistakes made by the giant U.K. health-IT initiative, outlines Sun’s healthcare strategy, and provides an assessment of Sun’s performance in the race by global IT giants to help […]

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Dec 28, 2006
The Ob-Gyn Shortage

Skyrocketing insurance premiums are forcing thousands of ob-gyns out of the baby business. And your doctor could be the next to go. By Jeannette Moninger http://www.parents.com Doctor Drought “I am not having my baby in this car,” thought Mattelyn Lee, a mother of two, as she tried to breathe through another contraction. Giving birth on […]

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