Tort Reform Snowball Getting Bigger

As the healthcare debate continues, more pundits, experts and legislatures are coming to the conclusion that real, substantial tort reform must be included in any final reform package. Here are just a few of the comments from around the US just yesterday;

Prediction 2009: Tort Reform Within Reach

VEIN Magazine Fall 2009; Page 60 – 61 By: Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS Read the entire issue here: http://www.veindirectory.org/issues/v2i4.pdf Or view Dr. Segal’s article (only) using the link below: Download vein_mag_v2i4_58-59_tort_reform.pdf Download vein_mag_v2i4_58-59_tort_reform

How to Avoid Malpractice Suits

What you don’t do to head off malpractice claims can be as critical as what you do Medical Economics April 2009 By: Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS Nothing’s worse than having the first appointment of your day interrupted by an unpleasant surprise. Instead of the child who is running a fever or the father who’s … Read more

A Message to Colleagues: What I’ve Learned

Esquire Magazine features a regular column called “What I’ve Learned.” There, a celebrity or a leader in his field, and often in the twilight of his life, reels off a collection of pearls, some well polished, some of little value. I am not famous and my doctor assures me actuarially I am not in the twilight in my life. But, this is what I’ve learned, so far.

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Great Advice from Patient Advocate

Patient advocate Trisha Torrey has some great advice about doctor rating sites. In a recent post she writes, “take other patients’ reviews with a grain of salt. We patients may be great at determining how nice a doctor is, but do you want your choice of doctor being influenced by someone who was just ticked … Read more

Noted Rater of Restaurants Brings Its Touch to Medicine – NY Times

We continue to espouse the dangers of sites where patients can “rate” doctors. Medical care is simply far too complicated for such a simplistic approach. Today’s New York Times article “Noted Rater of Restaurants Brings Its Touch to Medicine” by Milt Freudenheim, discusses the Zagat-Wellpoint venture into a doctor ratings guide. The article cites Medical … Read more

Kevin MD

Kevin MD writes today about our thoughts on reforming health care. Check out the post at; http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/universal-care-increasing-patient.html

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