Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Telemedicine Takes Workers’ Comp Into the Future
May 6 2019 // The use of telemedicine may be in its nascent stages within the workers’ compensation system, but the starting line has definitely been crossed with employers and workers’ comp insurers embracing the ability to...
Brinkerhoff to Lead Healthcare Industry Practice in Gallagher’s Benefits, HR Unit
Apr 29 2019 // Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based global insurance broker and risk management consultant, Gallagher, has appointed Rob Brinkerhoff managing director of the Healthcare Industry practice within the company’s Benefits and...
Coalition Launches Cyber Coverage for Healthcare Companies
Apr 26 2019 // Coalition, a cyber insurance company for small and midsize businesses, has launched comprehensive coverage for healthcare companies. The healthcare-specific policy is designed to fully addresses the risk healthcare...
Tennessee Doctor, 30 Others Targeted in Federal Opioid Investigation
Apr 26 2019 // A doctor who prescribed more than 4 million opioid pills, including to a pregnant woman who later died, is one of more than 30 medical professionals in Tennessee charged with illegally prescribing and distributing millions...
Texas Medical Providers to Pay $30K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Apr 17 2019 // Tyler, Texas-based medical providers, Pulmonary Specialists of Tyler and Sleep Health, will pay $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by federal regulators. According to the lawsuit filed by U.S....
ProAssurance of Alabama Makes Management Changes; Francis to Lead Healthcare
Apr 17 2019 // ProAssurance Corporation has revised its management structure for its newly formed Specialty P&C operating division. As previously announced, Michael L. Boguski will assume the presidency of Specialty P&C on May...
Sorry, Laws Protecting Doctors Who Apologize Don’t Lessen Litigation
Apr 5 2019 // Laws intended to reduce malpractice litigation by protecting doctors who want to apologize don’t work, according to a new Vanderbilt analysis of proprietary insurance data. It turns out people sue for money and an...
Doctors, Insurer Propose Tracking Patients’ ‘Social Conditions’ for Referrals
Apr 2 2019 // If you get struck by lightning or bitten by a pig, a physician can record that information with a code shorter than your phone number. But if you can’t afford your bills, doctors and health plans have no consistent...
Misdiagnosis Most Common Reason for Malpractice Claims, Studies Claim
Apr 1 2019 // Two recent studies underscored the significance of misdiagnosis as a source of medical malpractice claims. Coverys, a malpractice carrier based in Boston, reported that a review of 1,800 closed claims against physicians...
Today’s Hot Markets
Apr 1 2019 // Telemedicine, Breweries, Intellectual property, Nurseries and Cottage foods Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes, challenges, expansions and growth in the past year. Here are five industry sectors and...
Despite Licensing Hassles, More Doctors Moving to Telemedicine
Mar 27 2019 // Most doctors have a license to practice medicine in just one state. Lindsey Mcilvena can practice in 26. “I’ve lost track a little bit,” she said of all her medical licenses. Mcilvena is a telemedicine...
QBE NA Appoints Zimmerman Health Care Risk Lead in Nebraska
Mar 21 2019 // QBE North America, an integrated specialist Insurer, has appointed Theresa M. Zimmerman global risk solutions lead for QBE Integrated Advantage for Healthcare. She is based in Omaha, Nebraska. The newly created role...
Illinois’ Rush Health System Says Data Breach May Affect 45,000 Patients
Mar 6 2019 // Illinois-based Rush System for Health says personal information from about 45,000 patients may have been compromised in a data breach. The health system said in a recent financial filing that the exposed data may include...
Washington Jury Awards $14M in Malpractice Suit
Mar 4 2019 // A King County, Wash., jury awarded a woman nearly $14 million in a medical-malpractice suit against Seattle Children’s Hospital and Children’s University Medical Group. The jury found doctors failed to prevent...
Washington Jury Awards $14M in Malpractice Suit
Feb 25 2019 // A King County, Wash. jury has awarded a West Seattle woman nearly $14 million in a medical-malpractice suit against Seattle Children’s Hospital and Children’s University Medical Group. The Seattle Times reports...
North Dakota House OKs Medical Marijuana Law Changes
Feb 20 2019 // The North Dakota House approved legislation that would expand the list of medical conditions for which residents can use medical marijuana, add health care professionals who can certify patients for the drug and increase...
Insurance Fraud Case in New York May Impact First Party No-Fault Benefits
Feb 14 2019 // A high-profile insurance fraud case on appeal in New York is being closely watched by fraud fighters across the country for the impact the decision will have on no-fault law. The case, Andrew Carothers, M.D., P.C. v....
Surgeons Have Edge in Facial Trauma Malpractice Lawsuits: Research
Feb 12 2019 // Southern courts favor physicians in malpractice lawsuits over facial trauma treatment, while courts in the Midwest favor patients, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was published in the Journal of Oral and...
Microsoft Targets Healthcare with Medical Records in the Cloud, Bots and More
Feb 7 2019 // Microsoft Corp. is releasing a service to help health-care companies move vast amounts of patient data to its cloud and connect with other related systems in a bid to offer clinicians, individuals and researchers a more...
Kentucky Medical Malpractice Review Panels Ruled Unconstitutional
Feb 4 2019 // The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down Kentucky’s Medical Review Panels Act in December, which was enacted by the General Assembly in 2017, returning the process of reviewing medical malpractice claims back to the...
