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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

By DENISE HINCKLEY Home 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The young physicians of our 2006 Practice of the Year love to innovate By Bob Keaveney http://www.physicianspractice.com It’s not yet 8 a.m. when the calls begin and the patients start arriving. Family physician Christopher Crow has just stepped out of his office on his way to see the morning’s first patient when the buzzing of […]