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Saturday, December 27, 2003

One Victim's view of Malpractice caps

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Mindy Snyder was a young registered nurse who went to a hospital ER complaining of a headache . Her doctor, who had been practicing for 3 mo...
Friday, December 26, 2003

Medical Errors

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A recent survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, found: That 35% of doctors in t...

Malpractice incidents high compared to the number of lawsuits filed

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It was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, July 1991, that only one person in 65 injured by a doctor's negligence ever file...

South Carolina hides Bad Dr's payments - Shroud of silence puts consumers at risk

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Dec. 26, 2003 Secrecy is a fact of life when it comes to medical errors. Few involved want to publicize the mistakes. "A doctor is t...

3 Doctors with different views on Medical Malpractice

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Francis J. Collini , a plastic surgeon from Pennsylvania asks the question " Who is to blame for the medical malpractice crisis in Penn...
Thursday, December 25, 2003

Medical Malpractice Caps Fail to Prevent Premium Increases

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According to Weiss Ratings Study , Physicians in States with Caps Suffer 48% Increase in Median Annual Premiums Even While Insurers Enjoy S...

Another 120 people died needlessly today

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The message delivered by speakers at the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' recent "Decisions That Coun...

NY failure to monitor bad dr's results in 18 deaths per day!

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"Each and every day, 18 New Yorkers die in the hospital due to negligent medical care," said Blair Horner of the New York Public I...

Cancer doctors ripping off sick patients

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Oncologists, unlike other doctors, often buy prescription drugs at discounted prices and sell them directly to patients at a significant pro...

Connecticut Doctors push "false crisis"

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Reacting to information about an October 28 "Firestorm" memo circulated within the Connecticut Legislature, CPR (Connecticut Patie...

Malpractice Caps hurt children and elderly

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Children and the elderly do not have economic damages, things like lost wages or lost wage-earning capacity. Ten-month-old children, and 80-...

New Study disputes "Lawsuit Explosion"

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In 1962, the study of Federal Trials says, 11.5 percent of all civil cases in federal court went to trial. By last year, that number had dr...

Business Week disputes Malpractice "Plague"

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Do caps on awards really keep doctors' insurance premiums down? Both sides in the debate--doctors and insurers fighting for caps, and tr...

Corporate Accountability

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Beginning with the collapse of the infamous energy giant Enron in December 2001, a wave of corporate fraud upended the U.S. Economy and the ...

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Welcome to the Medical Malpractice Blog site, where you will find links, articles, resources and statistics about medical malpractice in the...