Malpractice Doctor

Report: Minnesota Board Refrains from Disciplining Doctors
Insurance Journal
Robert E. Oshel, a retired research analyst for the National Practitioner Data Bank, which tracks malpractice settlements and disciplinary actions against doctors, called the Star Tribune's findings ?alarming.? ?It suggests the Minnesota board isn't ...
Brick City Blog: Strib's doctor discipline story fails to connect the dotsMinnPost.com (blog)
State fails to offer full disclosureMinneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota Medical Board Comes Under ScrutinyKaiser Health News

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:55:45 GMT

Doctors win key victory in malpractice lawsuits
Verde Independent
PHOENIX -- Doctors and hospitals do not have the same limits on expert testimony on their behalf as do those who are suing them for malpractice, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. In a key victory for the medical community, the judges said Arizona ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:43:44 GMT

Kansas Wants To Shield Doctors Who Lie To Women About Abortion
Care2.com (blog)
The retired anesthesiologist is speaking out against a radical new anti-abortion bill that exempts doctors from medical malpractice suits if they withhold medical information to prevent an abortion and also protects them from malpractice claims if a ...
Kansas Abortion Bill Would Impose Sweeping RestrictionsHuffington Post

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:08:33 GMT

Emotional Distress Enough for Medical Malpractice Suit, Says PA Supreme Court
JD Supra (press release)
The highest court in the Commonwealth said that a doctor's misinformation caused new mother Jeanelle Toney significant distress when she gave birth to a deformed baby boy, even though knowing about his condition during the pregnancy could never have ...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:53:12 GMT

Globe and Mail

Diagnosing sports injuries never an exact science
Globe and Mail
... a Pennsylvania jury decided otherwise and awarded him nearly $1.4-million (US) in a malpractice suit. ?You trust these people with your life,? Babych said. ?You have to.? That statement describes most people's interactions with doctors, ...

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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:04 GMT

Daily Mail

Why are we so soft on dodgy doctors? There are thousands of complaints about ...
Daily Mail
The concern is that the GMC, which is funded by the doctors it regulates, is biased in their favour and shields those it is supposed to discipline. Furthermore, it is accused of treating whistleblowers who try to expose malpractice as pariahs.

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