Insurance Companies Grade Doctors’ Personalities
Next time you apply for malpractice insurance, don’t be surprised if the company requires a personality profile.
All articles by Myra Dembrow
Quality of Care Drives Settlement Size
Doctors usually get a fair shake in malpractice cases, with the quality of care determining the size of a settlement, if there is a settlement at all, according to a Missouri law professor.
Lawyers’ Study Rips ‘Health Courts’ Plan
Some reformers are trying to move malpractice litigation into specialized “health courts” modeled on the worker’s compensation system. Congress is considering legislation that would fund 10 pilot projects across the country.
Medical Trainees Are Prone to Mistakes
Doctors affiliated with teaching hospitals should get ready to get more involved with trainees. Physician residents are “highly vulnerable to errors,” a federal watchdog agency has found, and poor supervision is a major reason.
Study: Poor Communication Gives Rise to Complaints
Your bedside manner matters. Doctors with poor attitudes or communication skills are more likely to face complaints with regulatory agencies than their more personable colleagues, a recent study shows.
Think Tank to Focus on Electronic Prescribing
Electronic medical records (EMR) and prescriptions can improve the actual delivery of care and services. With that in mind, a coalition of medical, pharmaceutical, and other groups has created a Center for Improving Medication Managment.
Post-op Paraplegia Leads to $1.8 Million Verdict
A Michigan jury awarded $1.8 million to John Shivers, a 75-year-old man who became paralyzed following bladder surgery.
Man Wins $1.6 Million in Missed Bladder Cancer Case
A terminally ill Illinois man has won a $1.6 million verdict against the general practitioner who failed to diagnose bladder cancer.
Survey: Docs Stress Out Over Errors
Mistakes take a significant psychological toll on physicians, and health-care facilities do not help them cope, a new study concludes.
Essay Assails Local Standard Rule
Local standards of practice should be relegated to the horse-and-buggy era where they started. They can discourage advances in medical practice and place extra burdens on physicians, especially those who practice in more than one state.
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