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    • malpractice suits against doctors FAQ

    If a medical assistant makes an error will the lawsuit be filed against the doctor?

    May 07, 2011 by Kara B | Posted in Law & Ethics

    2.A termination-of-care letter must give the patient at least 30 days to find another physician. True or False

    3.HIPAA regulations require all medical facilities to keep records of all:
    patient payments.

    The lawsuit should be filed against everyone in the room!

    One question at a time homey.

    keithv70 | May 07, 2011

    2. False
    3. False
    4, None of the above.
    Phyl Mar | May 07, 2011

    Advice about complaint against a doctor. Or law suit?

    May 10, 2011 by GENM | Posted in Law & Ethics

    Hi ok here's my story. I had my thyroid removed in august and automatically referred to an endocrinologist to continue hormone therapy after surgery. So since day one he has been treating me after my surgery. Every time I would go by him he would tell

    It would be a waste of time to speak to an attorney at this point. No half way decent attorney would even consider taking this case unless or until the medical board makes a finding against him.

    No. I have no opinion on what the medical

    Artemis Agrotera | May 10, 2011

    If you feel he did not rise to the care of a reasonable and prudent endocrinologist then speak to an attorney. If you honestly feel it was beyond a simple medical mistake or error in judgment - if you feel he endangered you by acting negligently....
    The Truth Hurts | May 10, 2011

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    Mass. docs eye new approach to malpractice claims

    19.05.12

    President Barack Obama has advocated reforms similar to those proposed by the Massachusetts hospitals as part of an effort to reduce defensive medicine costs. While those precise costs are difficult to pinpoint, some estimates have placed it as high as $50 billion annually. Woodward said a 2008 study by his group estimated that 12 to 15 percent of total health care costs could be attributed to defensive medicine.


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    Suits against doctors, hospitals lowest in a decade
    Allentown Morning Call - May 18, 2011 The number of medical malpractice cases against Pennsylvania doctors and hospitals dropped in 2010 to the lowest point since the state's high court enacted new rules designed to prevent frivolous lawsuits.

    Federal database of malpractice cases doesn't make public doctors' names, or ...
    Duluth News Tribune - May 30, 2011 Dozens of the doctors with multiple disciplinary actions taken against them have also settled multimillion-dollar malpractice cases in which they're alleged to have seriously disabled or killed their patients, according to a News Tribune analysis of

    Fear of litigation and high insurance premiums hurt Illinois doctors
    Medill Reports: Chicago - Jun 08, 2011 Fear of litigation and high insurance premiums hurt Illinois doctors Neither the fear of litigation nor the high malpractice insurance premiums seem to be a reflection of the legal results. Doctors win about 80 percent of the suits filed against them in Illinois, according to Chicago attorney Jason Kroot.

    Pa. malpractice lawsuits decline again | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-23
    Philadelphia Inquirer - May 23, 2011 AP HARRISBURG - The number of malpractice lawsuits filed against doctors and hospitals in Pennsylvania dropped last year for the sixth year in a row. The total was 1491, according to a report last week by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania