NEJM: The Numbers Are In: Doctors Are Sued A Lot
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS Imagine telling your patient the success rate of a surgical procedure you were planning was 20%. year after year. Most patients would hit the door. Unless the only other option – doing nothing – was far worse. That’s precisely the … Read more
Affidavits of Merit, Are They Worthless?
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS Affidavits of merit, are they worthless? Probably. Ohio provides but one example of how well intended legislation can be diluted by judges. Ohio introduced tort reforms in 2005. Among the reforms, plaintiffs were now required to prove they had done … Read more
Majority of Lawsuits Against Doctors Dismissed; But Not Quickly
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS An article in the July issue of Health Affairs detailed the natural history of malpractice claims in Massachusetts. Approximately 60% of these claims were abandoned by the plaintiff. But, this news came slowly to the doctor – who waited an … Read more
Another Example of the Importance of Experts
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Earlier this month a Galveston County Texas Judge dismissed a medical malpractice claim against Mainland Center Hospital. The malpractice action had been brought by Jim Howard, III. Howard alleged that the emergency room staff at Mainland Center Hospital broke his femur … Read more
Major Development at Google Places and Handling of Patient Reviews
Tom Seery, CEO, RealSelf First announced in the technology blog techcrunch, Google made a significant change this week to the way patient reviews of doctors (and all local businesses) get displayed in Google Places. This has important implications for online doctor reputations. Prior to this … Read more
Break Out The Champagne
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. On July 25th, the North Carolina House of Representatives overrode the Governor’s veto of substantive tort reform. The North Carolina Senate overrode the veto last week. The bill will now become … Read more
Survey Says and Says and Says
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS I doubt that lately, few subjects have been studied, discussed or argued as much as the effects that frivolous lawsuits have on the nation’s healthcare system. This summer, three more studies looked at this problem from various vantage points. First, … Read more
It Seems Everything is Bigger in Texas
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the medical malpractice statutes of the state cover a patient’s death from a spider bite. Classie Reed was a patient at the Omaha Health Care Center when she was bitten by … Read more
Medical Board of California – Fraud Alert
From the Medical Board of California The Board has been advised that several physicians in the Los Angeles area have been contacted by an individual impersonating an Investigator with the Medical Board of California. The individual asks physicians for their social security number and a … Read more
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