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Probing Doctor And Industry Ties

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Three papers published this week examine ties between industry and doctors in the US. They suggest that drug and other companies invest heavily in grooming doctors to use and recommend their products and that despite recently published ethical guidelines by various professional bodies, many doctors ...

read more Three papers published this week examine ties between industry and doctors in the US. They suggest that drug and other companies invest heavily in grooming doctors to use and recommend their products and that despite recently published ethical guidelines by various professional bodies, many doctors read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Juries More Likely To Favor Defendants In Malpractice Lawsuits, Study Finds

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Juries are more likely to favor defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits, in part because they have more resources than plaintiffs and in part because of the "social standing of physicians and social norms against 'profiting' by injury," according to a recent study, the Chicago Tribune reports. [c ...

read more Juries are more likely to favor defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits, in part because they have more resources than plaintiffs and in part because of the read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Did Drug Reps Encourage Doctors To Prescribe Gabapentin For Non-approved Uses?

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
A new study published in PLoS Medicine suggests that so-called "detail" visits to doctors made by drug company representatives can involvepromotion of drugs for non-approved, "off-label" uses. This may subsequently result in increased prescribing of the drugs for such purposes. [click link for full ...

read more A new study published in PLoS Medicine suggests that so-called read more Tue Apr 2007 Tue Apr 2007

Medicare Fraud Costs Billions Of Dollars Each Year, CMS Officials Testify

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Medicare fraud costs billions of dollars each year, according to testimony from federal officials at a Wednesday hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, CongressDaily reports. Acting [click link for full article] ...

read more Medicare fraud costs billions of dollars each year, according to testimony from federal officials at a Wednesday hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, CongressDaily reports. Acting [click link for full article] read more Tue Apr 2007 Tue Apr 2007

Florida Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Whether Embryonic Stem Cell Research Ballot Proposals Meet State Requirements

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments on whether two proposed constitutional amendments related to human embryonic stem cell research meet the requirements to be placed on the state ballot, the AP/Lakeland Ledger reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more The Florida Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments on whether two proposed constitutional amendments related to human embryonic stem cell research meet the requirements to be placed on the state ballot, the AP/Lakeland Ledger reports. [click link for full article] read more Fri Apr 2007 Fri Apr 2007

Maryland Will Not Appeal Second Federal Ruling Against Law That Would Require Wal-Mart To Spend A Certain Amount On Health Coverage For Workers

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler (D) on Monday said that the state would not appeal a second federal ruling against a state law that would have required Wal-Mart Stores to increase spending on health care for employees, the AP/Chicago Sun-Times reports (AP/Chicago Sun-Times, 4/17). The law, ...

read more Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler (D) on Monday said that the state would not appeal a second federal ruling against a state law that would have required Wal-Mart Stores to increase spending on health care for employees, the AP/Chicago Sun-Times reports (AP/Chicago Sun-Times, 4/17). The law, read more Fri Apr 2007 Fri Apr 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Home Health Care Workers Wage Case

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Oral Arguments The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could determine whether federal minimum wage and overtime laws apply to home care workers, the AP/Winston-Salem Journal reports (AP/Winston-Salem Journal, 4/17). [click link for full article] ...

read more Oral Arguments The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could determine whether federal minimum wage and overtime laws apply to home care workers, the AP/Winston-Salem Journal reports (AP/Winston-Salem Journal, 4/17). [click link for full article] read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Family Research Council, Other Groups Sue FDA Over Approval Of Nonprescription Sales Of Plan B

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The Family Research Council and other groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit against FDA for its decision in August 2006 to approve Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of its emergency contraceptive Plan B, the [click link for full article] ...

read more The Family Research Council and other groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit against FDA for its decision in August 2006 to approve Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of its emergency contraceptive Plan B, the [click link for full article] read more Tue Apr 2007 Tue Apr 2007

Malpractice Study -- Juries Sympathize More With Doctors

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
There's a common belief that juries frequently side with patients in lawsuits involving medical malpractice. A legal professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Law insists that's not the case.Philip Peters, who is the Ruth L. Hulston Professor of Law at MU, said that contrary to po ...

read more There's a common belief that juries frequently side with patients in lawsuits involving medical malpractice. A legal professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Law insists that's not the case.Philip Peters, who is the Ruth L. Hulston Professor of Law at MU, said that contrary to po read more Mon Apr 2007 Mon Apr 2007

Several States Consider Legislation That Would Make Physician Apologies Inadmissible As Evidence Of Guilt In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Lawmakers in nine states are considering bills that would allow physicians to apologize to their patients or patients' families for medical errors without having their apologies be used in court as an admission of guilt, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. Twenty-seven states already have similar law ...

read more Lawmakers in nine states are considering bills that would allow physicians to apologize to their patients or patients' families for medical errors without having their apologies be used in court as an admission of guilt, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. Twenty-seven states already have similar law read more Mon Apr 2007 Mon Apr 2007

Texas Officials Reach Settlement In Medicaid Lawsuit; Funding Increase Proposed

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Texas state House Speaker Tom Craddick (R) and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) on Thursday announced a settlement with plaintiff's attorneys in a class-action lawsuit involving Medicaid benefits for children, the Austin American-Statesman reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more Texas state House Speaker Tom Craddick (R) and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) on Thursday announced a settlement with plaintiff's attorneys in a class-action lawsuit involving Medicaid benefits for children, the Austin American-Statesman reports. [click link for full article] read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Indian Court Reserves Verdict In Case Against Country's Drug Patents Act

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
A two-judge panel of a court in Chennai, India, on Wednesday reserved its verdict in a case brought by pharmaceutical company Novartis against a section of India's Patents Act that aims to restrict certain kinds of patents, Forbes reports (David, Forbes, 4/5). [click link for full article] ...

read more A two-judge panel of a court in Chennai, India, on Wednesday reserved its verdict in a case brought by pharmaceutical company Novartis against a section of India's Patents Act that aims to restrict certain kinds of patents, Forbes reports (David, Forbes, 4/5). [click link for full article] read more Wed Apr 2007 Wed Apr 2007

Sen. Grassley Requests GAO Investigation Of Not-for-Profit Hospitals

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting an investigation of how not-for-profit hospitals comply with laws that require them to provide community benefits in exchange for tax-exempt status and other tax breaks, CQ HealthBeat reports. [ ...

read more Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting an investigation of how not-for-profit hospitals comply with laws that require them to provide community benefits in exchange for tax-exempt status and other tax breaks, CQ HealthBeat reports. [ read more Wed Apr 2007 Wed Apr 2007

NIH Suspends Contractor Because Of Concerns About Conflicts

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
NIH temporarily has suspended a federal contractor that evaluates the risks chemicals pose to reproductive health for the agency's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction because of concerns about conflicts of interest, the [click link for full article] ...

read more NIH temporarily has suspended a federal contractor that evaluates the risks chemicals pose to reproductive health for the agency's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction because of concerns about conflicts of interest, the [click link for full article] read more Wed Apr 2007 Wed Apr 2007

HIPAA Allows Police Access To Alleged Crime Victims In Hospitals

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act allows hospitals to provide police with access to patients who are victims of alleged crimes, U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon ruled on Friday, the AP/Dayton Daily News reports (AP/Dayton Daily News, 4/3). [click link for full article] ...

read more The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act allows hospitals to provide police with access to patients who are victims of alleged crimes, U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon ruled on Friday, the AP/Dayton Daily News reports (AP/Dayton Daily News, 4/3). [click link for full article] read more Wed Apr 2007 Wed Apr 2007

GMC Investigates Causes Of Prescribing Errors, UK

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The GMC (General Medical Council) has announced funding for a £100,000 research project that aims to investigate the prevalence and causes of errors in doctors' prescribing. The research will form the initial stage of a three-phase study looking specifically at the prevalence and causes of prescri ...

read more The GMC (General Medical Council) has announced funding for a £100,000 research project that aims to investigate the prevalence and causes of errors in doctors' prescribing. The research will form the initial stage of a three-phase study looking specifically at the prevalence and causes of prescri read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

Patient Safety Lapses At Hospitals Increase By 3%, According To Study

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Patient safety lapses in U.S. hospitals increased by 3% overall from 2003 to 2005, and top-performing hospitals had a 40% lower rate of medical errors compared with the worst-performing hospitals, according to an annual patient safety study released Monday by HealthGrades, [click link for full arti ...

read more Patient safety lapses in U.S. hospitals increased by 3% overall from 2003 to 2005, and top-performing hospitals had a 40% lower rate of medical errors compared with the worst-performing hospitals, according to an annual patient safety study released Monday by HealthGrades, [click link for full arti read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Congress Must Correct 'Misguided' Court Ruling On Union Pacific Railroad's Contraceptive Coverage Policy, Editorial Says

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
To "correct" a recent "misguided" federal court ruling that not covering contraceptives is not discriminatory, Congress should pass a bill (S 21) that would require health insurance companies to cover contraceptives if they cover other prescriptions, a [click link for full article] ...

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Assistant Secretary For Population Affairs Keroack Resigns Because Of Unspecified Action Against His Private Medical Practice

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Deputy Assistant Secretary for HHS' Office of Population Affairs Eric Keroack on Thursday announced that he will resign from the post due to an unspecified action taken against his private medical practice in Massachusetts by state Medicaid officials, the [click link for full article] ...

read more Deputy Assistant Secretary for HHS' Office of Population Affairs Eric Keroack on Thursday announced that he will resign from the post due to an unspecified action taken against his private medical practice in Massachusetts by state Medicaid officials, the [click link for full article] read more Tue Apr 2007 Tue Apr 2007

Civil Service Employees Association Sues New York Over Recommendations To Close Hospitals; Legislature Reaches Budget Agreement

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The Civil Service Employees Association on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court challenging the planned closing of public hospitals in Buffalo and Syracuse and in Schenectady County, the AP/New York Times reports. A New York commission in November 2006 [click link for full articl ...

read more The Civil Service Employees Association on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court challenging the planned closing of public hospitals in Buffalo and Syracuse and in Schenectady County, the AP/New York Times reports. A New York commission in November 2006 [click link for full articl read more Tue Apr 2007 Tue Apr 2007

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