In our last post we did a quick overview of the numbers from this year’s annual malpractice insurance rate survey put out by Medical Liability Monitor. There, we saw that the trend of static to declining rates continued for 2013 as it has for the past several years. Today, we’re going to step back from the
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Declining Rates for Medical Liability Insurance
Good News for Doctors (and Insurers) According to a recent poll from Medical Liability Monitor—a malpractice insurance trade newsletter—the medical professional liability insurance industry has experienced yet another year of declining rates across the U.S., the eighth such year in a row. Medical Liability Monitor publishes the results of a comprehensive poll that includes 75% or more of
READ MORETips for Preventing a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit – Document It!
Over at the Monthly Prescribing Reference (MPR) website, the story is told of a doctor who was sued by a patient in a situation where there was, in fact, a less than ideal outcome, but not due to fault or malpractice on the part of the doctor or any health professional. The MPR article uses this story to make the point
READ MORECan Midwives Help Fill the Gap Left by a Shortage of Ob/Gyns?
Wow, our recent post on the growing shortage of ob/gyns and the possibility that it points to a broader trend really sparked a lot of interest. One of the things that several of our readers commented on was the potential role of midwives in mitigating some of this shortage, so I thought we’d spend a little time
READ MOREIs The Growing Shortage of Ob/Gyns a Sign of Things to Come?
It’s no secret that the shortage of ob/gyns relative to need in the U.S. isn’t what it should be. There simply aren’t enough doctors in the field, and certainly not enough willing to do deliveries and high-risk procedures to meet even the current demand. But the bigger questions are, 1.) will this trend continue? and,
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