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Tuesday, July 25 2006 @ 03:41 PM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 558
Page 2 ABA Washington Letter July 2006
July 2006 ABA Washington Letter Page 3
The ABA, while supporting the
use of and experimentation with
voluntary alternative dispute resolution
techniques as welcome components
of the justice system, expressed
concerns last month that
current proposals to create health
courts could undermine the constitutional
and other legal rights and
remedies of injured patients.
“The ABA firmly supports the
integrity of the jury system, the
independence of the judiciary and
the right of consumers to receive
full compensation for their injuries,
without any arbitrary caps on damages,”
Cheryl Niro, an incoming
member of the ABA Standing
Committee on Medical Professional
Liability, testified June 22 before
the Senate Health, Education, Labor
and Pensions Committee. “It is for
these reasons that ABA opposes the
creation of any health court system
that undermines these values by
requiring injured patients to utilize
health courts rather than utilizing
regular state courts in order to be
compensated for medical negligence,”
she explained.
See also, text of testimony at story entitled "Testimony before Congress by an incoming Member of this Committee"
Thursday, July 20 2006 @ 10:02 AM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 488
On Behalf of the
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Before the
Subcommittee on Health
Committee on Energy and Commerce
United States House of Representatives
Concerning
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO MEDICAL LIABILITY
July 13, 2006
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:
I appreciate the opportunity to present the views of the American Bar Association (ABA) on “Innovative Solutions to Medical Liability.” My name is Cheryl Niro, and I am an incoming member of the Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability and a member of the House of Delegates of the ABA. I am appearing on behalf of the ABA at the request of its President, Michael Greco.
Sunday, June 04 2006 @ 05:13 PM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 650
Medical Malpractice--One Doctor’s Personal Experiences
This item was posted on RiskList by Anne Kramer at Anderson, Kill & Olick, highly regarded as one of America’s premier policyholder counsel firms. It is reproduced here with Anne’s kind permission.
Subject: RE: Your Med Mal post on risk list
I sent the BW article [MedProLaw.org poster’s note: BW is Business Week] article to a friend who is a family practitioner and OEM in the midwest. Some of you might be interested in his response:
Saturday, May 13 2006 @ 12:59 PM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 581
New England Journal of Medicine
May 11,2006
Claims, Errors, and Compensation in Medical Malpractice Litigation
In this national study of 1452 closed claims, physician reviewers found no evidence of medical errors in 37 percent. Most claims, however, did not result in payment to the plaintiffs. Claims not associated with errors accounted for only 13 to 16 percent of the total costs. See original article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Saturday, May 13 2006 @ 12:32 PM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 565
Congress Daily PM 5.12.06
'Health Week' Or Bust. Senate Majority Leader Frist was
adamant about scheduling this month's "health week," despite not
having the votes in hand to push three GOP healthcare measures
through the chamber. And after five days of heated exchanges and
behind-the-scenes negotiations, Frist still didn't have the
votes to pass the bills.
See:
Congress Daily PM
May 12, 2006
Monday, May 08 2006 @ 05:21 PM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 554
GOP, Dems Sharpen Talking Points For Healthcare Debate
Senate Republicans and Democrats will square off next week over their different approaches to improving the country's healthcare system. On Monday, Majority Leader Frist is slated to hold a news conference with physicians to emphasize the need for legislation addressing the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance. Republicans argue high insurance costs are forcing physicians to stop practicing, which has adversely affected access to health care. Democrats counter......
CQ Daily
by Greta Wodele
Date to come
Monday, May 08 2006 @ 03:59 PM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 894
(CBS) It was a nagging cough that first sent Chuck Pandrea's wife Janet to her family doctor in Florida. She was then referred a specialist.
"It will be four years Sunday that she died," Chuck Pandrea says of his wife. "April 2nd. And to this day, I keep waiting for her, for her to walk in the door," he says, wiping back tears.
"He confirmed that she had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the very early stages. And the sooner we could start treatment, the better it would be," he says of the doctor.
Janet was told she needed chemotherapy.
"I went with her every time to, to the treatments. And she'd be sitting in that chair just religiously thinking it's going to make her feel better, make her better. And it didn't happen again," Pandrea says.
Monday, May 08 2006 @ 03:51 PM CDT Contributed by: James Views: 516
ABSTRACT: The conventional wisdom is that malpractice premiums have steadily risen.
and now constitute a crisis for medical practice. The best available data suggest otherwise.
Marc Rodwin
