Following medical malpractice and legal news in New York
Current negotiations for medical malpractice reform are delaying the release of the newest malpractice rates. The New York Sun highlights:
The state’s insurance superintendent, Eric Dinallo, is holding off on raising medical malpractice insurance rates pending negotiations on ways to reform the state’s malpractice system, the insurance department announced yesterday.
When rates for 2008-09 are determined, [...]
Medical malpractice rates are a cost of doing business for doctors and look to be going up according to the New York Sun:
New York physicians are asking for a moratorium on a medical malpractice insurance rate hike that state insurance officials are expected to announce next week.
The rates, set each year by the state’s Insurance [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ALBANY, NY — The Legislature Tuesday approved a bill that will shift millions of dollars from inpatient hospital care to outpatient services, save $828 million in health-care costs and create a loan-forgiveness program for physicians who agree to practice in parts of the state short of doctors.
“Today we took an important step forward in transforming [...]
Coming off of the heels of New York State raising medical malpractice premiums by 15%, there are rumors that they may now be surcharged up to $50,000 and have an additional increase in their premiums by 10-15%. Physicians are concerned that many doctors will have to close their doors and leave patients without any care [...]