New York Medical Malpractice

There is relief coming for doctors who are seeking a respite from the soaring medical malpractice rates in New York state. A press release on the New York state website declares “Governor Patterson announces one-year freeze on medical malpractice rates for physicians in New York state”. To read the full article, visit NY.gov.

Is defensive medicine becoming a real issue in New York state and elsewhere? Doctors across the country are becoming increasingly worried about being sued and therefore are practicing what many are calling “defensive medicine”, meaning they order a myriad of tests that may not even be needed just to rule out issues so that they [...]

A new medical malpractice bill was signed by New York state governor David Patterson recently that allows the Department of Health to make doctors who have been charged with malpractice in the past known to the public. From the blog at Trolman, Glaser and Lichtman:

Prompted in part by Long Island doctor Harvey Finkelstein, who has [...]

Is there any avenue of legalities outside of medical malpractice should you need to pursue it? A man in Bangor, Maine has filed a lawsuit against Mayo Regional Hospital not for medical malpractice, but under a labor law.

[Robert] Olszewski claims he went to the hospital’s emergency room twice within 17 hours on Aug. 6, 2007, [...]

Many factors, one of them being medial malpractice insurance rates, are sending new doctors away from primary practice and towards specialties, leaving a shortage of primary physicians in this country. The National Association of Community Health Centers reports on the shortage, especially in rural areas, is leading us towards a medical crisis.
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Curious about the difference between civil and criminal medical malpractice? An article for OBGManagement.com highlights the differences between the two and which might apply in your case.

Happily, criminal prosecutions for malpractice are rare in the United States—far, far less common than civil suits for malpractice. Nevertheless, criminal prosecutions do occur and seem to be [...]

Following up last week’s news regarding the shuttering of the obstetrics ward at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, the state of New York has decided to fight back. Wanting to close the ward due to rising medical malpractice premiums regarding obstetrics, the state claims the hospital must provide proof that other hospitals in the [...]

Are medical malpractice suits really hurting the medical profession? Some say yes, others say no. Check out this article for opinions on both sides of the story.

Reform of our reckless tort system remains an absolute necessity for the future vitality of the medical profession. Most emergency physicians work 2-3 months per year to pay [...]

A new documentary entitled “America the Beautiful” examines the world of plastic surgery and the complications that could arise from what many consider to be simple procedures. The New York Daily News reports on medical malpractice issues that have come from botched plastic surgery.

Former "Today" show guest host Mary Nissenson had a brow-lift at [...]