New York Medical Malpractice

Michael Rosenberg released the following in an effort to promote positive legislation:
“With just four days remaining before the Superintendent of Insurance is set to impose another exorbitant increase to the already unaffordable cost of medical liability insurance, physicians across New York State are urging the State Legislature to return to Albany to take action to [...]

Should doctors be able to practice while under investigation for medical malpractice. Some say yes, others strongly disagree. New York Newsday points out:
Gov. David A. Paterson’s measures aimed at improving patient safety and putting more teeth into physician discipline drew a mixed reaction yesterday from experts in health care and the legal profession. [...]

A new safety bill in New York increases accountability for those who suffer medical malpractice. NY Newsday documents:
Most doctors charged with misconduct by the state Health Department will have their names made public and all will have just one day to produce office records demanded by investigators under a wide-ranging patient safety bill agreement [...]

Medical malpractice is hotly debated in think tanks and legal forums of all types as one of the most controversial of our generation. The Civil Defense Blog of the Drum Major Policy Institute points out:
America’s medical malpractice system is one part Rip van Winkle and one part Anna Nicole Smith.
It’s Rip van Winkle because [...]

The days of military immunity from medical malpractice may be over. Hudson Valley Press Online reports:
In order to provide servicemen and women with the rights to hold the military accountable for medical malpractice, Hinchey last month introduced the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2008. The bill is named after the late [...]

In an odd case of “medical malpractice” and harassmentNew York Newsday reports:
Richard Karpf was bullied as a child and kicked out of his apartment by roommates while attending a Mexican medical school.
Dennis White started having panic attacks when he was 6 and suffered from sleep disorders and depression as an adult.
Their lives crossed in 1996 [...]

The apparent decrease in sanctions against doctor error and indiscretion is certainly alarming. All Headline News reports:
New York, NY (AHN) - While complaints against physicians keep on rising in the Big Apple, New York state’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct has penalized fewer doctors in 2007, an 11-year record low.
An 18-page report by the [...]

In the face of the Supreme Court’s Feres doctrine, soldiers can’t sue for malpractice. Rick Mays in the Army Times highlights:
A New York congressman is hunting for cosponsors for a bill that would let service members sue the military for medical malpractice.
The Carmelo Rodriquez Military Medical Accountability Act, introduced by Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey, [...]

Accountability for medical malpractice is critical to patient health. There is a movement in New York to create greater transparency in this key area.New York Newsday reports:
Under Paterson’s proposal, any professional discipline charges would be made public. Right now the public isn’t notified of physician misconduct unless and until the doctor is found guilty. [...]