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Parents sue Quebec over death of son Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 8:56PMThe parents of a mentally-ill man who died last year while in isolation at the Rivière des Prairies detention centre are suing the provincial government for $445,000, claiming the authorities used excessive force to subdue their son.
Federal health officials release new Lufkin DaVita findings Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 3:31PMTYLER - A lawfirm in Oklahoma City that represents victims of medical malpractice and negligence ,confirmed to KETK-TV Tuesday that they have been contacted to represent "between 50 and 60" DaVita Lufkin Dialysis patients, or family members of patients.
Doctors Dumping Medicare and Medicaid Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 12:04PMPlummeting reimbursement rates have some doctors opting out of the system.
Doctors ask Congress to end pay cuts in Medicare; some stop treating Medicare patients because reimbursement levels ... Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 9:20AMSteven Polansky, who’s been an obstetrician and gynecologist in Sacramento since 1977, said he can’t afford a 10.6 percent pay cut from Congress. At 62, he said, he’s working 60 stressful hours a week, making a little more than $200,000 a year. He remembers when he used to make a lot of money on surgery, but he figures he gets only $900 from Medicare for a hysterectomy these days. “We haven’t ...
Grand Jury Decides Not To Indict Kansas Abortion Provider Tiller Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 9:15AMA Kansas grand jury on Wednesday decided not to indict abortion provider George Tiller on charges that he violated state abortion laws, the Wichita Eagle/Kansas City Star reports.
TalktoaDoc.org Launch Allows Patients to Talk to Doctors Online Using a Webcam Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 7:15AM Today marks the day that doctors have finally embraced the technology age with the official launch of TalktoaDoc.org. This new site allows patients to talk to doctors online using text , voice , and/or video .
Nurse Struck Off Following Care Home Cruelty, UK Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 6:17AMA 43 year old registered nurse from Aston, Birmingham has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register for physically and verbally abusing a vulnerable care home patient. Reolebile Moswate was employed at Hillview Court Care Home in Sauchie in September 2006 when she grabbed an elderly patient by the face and shook her head because she was having difficulty eating.
Hulshof talks business during stop at Chamber Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 3:02AMU.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof wants uninsured Missourians to rely less on the government for health care and take more responsibility for their personal medical decisions.
Courthouse Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 2:34AMThis summer, Napa County Superior Court opened the doors of the judges’ chambers to local high school, college and law students, offering a new internship program so young people could see our judicial leaders at work.
News Summary - 7/07 Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 7:20PMPretrial detention is not equivalent to serving time for a crime when it comes to defining multiple convictions for sentencing purposes, the Court of Special Appeals has ruled, reversing the mandatory prison sentence of a Baltimore County woman.
Rescue squads training ground for ER doctors Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 6:37AMBucks County Rescue is among the few suburban ambulance squads providing intensive field training for future emergency medicine doctors.
Rescue squads training ground for ER doctors Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 6:30AMLocal ambulances are becoming a classroom for emergency room doctors.
Longtime surgeon Lucas Jr. retires Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:29AMDr. John Lucas has seen firsthand Greenwood’s medical profession grow and evolve during the past 45 years. “I’m a general surgeon. I was trained in thoracic and some vascular surgery. Back when I trained, you didn’t have as many sub-specialties. When I came to Greenwood, we didn’t have orthopedic.
Oneonta clinic to open July 29 Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 3:07AMThe Oneonta Community Health Center opening has been postponed, but the free clinic is taking requests for appointments, organizers said.
Letters for Saturday, July 5, 2008 Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 12:27AM"Sweeping changes" (Page A-1, June 30) began by noting: "Privatizing the custodial staff is becoming as big a fad in North Jersey schools as laptops, iPods and back-to-school Uggs."
Nonfiction Chronicle Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 12:14AMNew nonfiction books reviewed.
Pennsylvania health care cost containment council employees let go after program authorization lapses Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 9:01PMNearly the entire staff of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council has been let go due to a political disagreement between Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and state Senate Republicans over whether a bill to reauthorize the council should also include an extension of a malpractice insurance subsidy for physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Goldstein, Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/2).
Man Sentenced For Dealing In Counterfeit Medicines Worth At Least 1.8million Pounds Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 5:15PMMr Viraj Shah (37) of 33 Oakfield Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 8TH was sentenced to 51 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years, and to 40 hours community service for dealing in counterfeit medicines. Mr Shah appeared at Kingston Crown Court following an investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Wis. Supreme Court Rules Against Malpractice Firm Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:36PMMADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered an insurance company to pay nearly $1 million in a medical malpractice case. The decision upholds an earlier ruling that Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin must pay damages and costs to the estate of Dale Otto, who died of cancer in 2003.
Wis. Supreme Court rules against malpractice firm Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 8:53AMMADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered an insurance company to pay nearly $1 million in a medical malpractice case.
Double Jobbing Nurse Cautioned For Dishonesty, UK Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 6:16AMA 32 year old registered nurse from Newcastle upon Tyne has been cautioned by the independent Conduct and Competence Committee panel for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for dishonesty.
Deane Waldman: Fourth of July Appeal Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:12AMTwo hundred and thirty-two years ago, we overthrew an oppressive government. Today we again suffer government oppression. Fortunately, we need to act against only one...
Colorado business Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:07AMPhilosophy Communication Inc., a Denver-based marketing and public-relations agency, has been selected by Three Sixty Design to manage its new brand, including the logo and business collateral design and website development.
Negotiators try to hold Pa. budget deal together Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 5:41AMHARRISBURG, Pa. — Legislative leaders toiled Tuesday to keep a budget deal together amid partisan conflicts bubbling under the surface and lobbyists and rank-and-file legislators advocating for their pet projects in the $28.2 billion spending plan.
Plan for compulsory medical liability insurance questioned Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:56AMThe European Commission has published a proposal on cross-border healthcare, aimed at enhancing the rights of European Union citizens when receiving medical treatment in other EU countries.
Daytona Beach Lawyers -- Rue & Ziffra Law Firm Takes Innovative Approach to Practicing Accident, Personal Injury Law Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:01AM Rue & Ziffra -- Leading Florida Personal Injury Attorneys Use Innovative Technology to Provide More Effective Support for Auto Accident Victims During Trial, Arbitration, and Mediation Proceedings
Quantum Agency adds new insurance policy for physicians Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 7:35PMThe Quantum Agency, a subsidiary of The Quantum Group, has added a new insurance product to address the rising medical insurance premiums for physicians - Medical Legal Expense Reimbursement Insurance.
One Good Oil Spill Pondering Supreme Court verdicts and a little rubber in the river Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 7:18PMOrder in the Court! Baby rapers, oil spillers and gang-bangers be heartened! Gitmo be gone, but the new and utterly bought and sold Supreme Court handed down decisions that will impact us for decades – Much like the President Bush, who nominated its two new Justices, Chief Roberts and Count Weirdly Alito. Let’s take a look at these precedents, led by quotes from the new members. “I’ve also ...
Lawmakers To Introduce Bill That Would Overturn Supreme Court Decision On Medical Device Liability Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 3:16PMDemocratic lawmakers recently announced plans to introduce legislation in the House and Senate that would overturn a February Supreme Court decision that FDA approval of certain medical devices protects manufacturers from product liability lawsuits filed in state courts, CQ HealthBeat reports. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.
Doctors decry malpractice proposal Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 2:41PMThey came, they saw, they complained. On Monday, physicians and other medical professionals spoke against a proposal that would post each N.C. doctor’s malpractice history on the N.C. Medical Board Web site.
Zurich North America Commercial Names Marcia Munn to Head Professional Liability Unit Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 2:03PM SCHAUMBURG, Ill.----Zurich, one of the world’s largest property-casualty insurance companies, today announced Marcia Munn has joined the company as head of its Specialties Professional Liability unit, part of its North America Commercial business division.
PHC4 workers sent home Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 12:14PMThe Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council -- which nearly everyone agrees is critical to high quality health care in the state -- is out of business.
Medical malpractice rates on hold Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 11:44AMThe New York State Insurance Department has postponed the setting of new medical malpractice insurance rates, originally scheduled for July 1.
Darwin Professional Underwriters, Allied World Assurance Strike Merger Deal Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 8:55PMDarwin Professional Underwriters Inc., a small but growing specialty insurer in Farmington, has agreed to be acquired by a Bermuda-based company just two years after going public.
Fewer doctors treating Medicare patients Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 6:52PMA potential rate cut highlights physicians’ reluctance to take on Medicare patients.
Fight over uninsured may shutter Pa. agency Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 6:48PMHARRISBURG - An agency that monitors the cost and quality of Pennsylvania’s health care system may be forced to close its doors as a casualty of a wider political battle over covering the uninsured.
Local docs wary of taking on new Medicaire cases Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 5:01PMAlthough the Bush administration today delayed a 10 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors to give Congress time to reach an agreement on how the cuts can be restored, North Jersey physicians wonder if relief will come.
Formal complaint against surgeon revealed Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 4:37PMAfter two years of accusations about the performance and mental competence of South Miami heart surgeon Alex Zakharia, the Florida Department of Health filed an administrative complaint against him on March 21 asking that the doctor should be punished in some way, perhaps with a fine or reprimand.
SCPIE Holdings Inc. Announces Completion of Merger Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 2:09PMSCPIE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SKP), a major provider of healthcare liability insurance, today announced the completion of its merger with The Doctors Company.
SCPIE Holdings Inc. Announces Completion of Merger Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:43PM LOS ANGELES----SCPIE Holdings Inc. , a major provider of healthcare liability insurance, today announced the completion of its merger with The Doctors Company.
WEATHER FOR STROUDSBURG: Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 11:42PMHARRISBURG — State lawmakers are in a sprint to finalize numerous pieces of legislation as the waning summer legislative session may offer the last, best chance to strike a deal before a new General Assembly is seated next year.
Mine Safety Law, Other Bills Appear Ready Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 11:31PMState lawmakers are in a sprint to finalize numerous pieces of legislation since the waning summer legislative session.
Following tighter scrutiny, class actions may increase Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 11:21PMClass action lawsuits may be on the rise again, litigation experts say.
Judge sealed cases against psychiatrist Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 4:49AMProminent Las Vegas psychiatrist Robert L. Horne was the target of two lawsuits in four years, and both cases were sealed from public view by the same judge, according to newly unveiled court records.
Legislative initiative is a process for Floridians to get their way in Tallahassee Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:11AMOurs is not your average constitution.
Bank plans supply drive for troops ... and more Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:08AMFrom Tuesday to July 9, American Patriot Bank will be collecting non-perishable supplies to send overseas to U.S. troops. Supplies can be dropped off in the lobby of the branch located at 710 South Foothills Plaza Drive.
Remember Dimitri the Lover? Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 7:46AMYou know, that unspeakably grotesque misgonyist (née James Sears) who lost his medical license after being convicted of sexually assaulting female patients?
Woman wins more than $6 million in medical malpractice case Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:13AMSALEM and mdash; A woman who wanted to stop having to take heart medications so she could have another child, only to end up with permanent heart damage, has won a $4.3 million verdict in a lawsuit against two Boston doctors.
Radogno for Ill. governor? Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 4:08AMState Sen. Christine Radogno, a Republican from Lemont, is considering running for governor in 2010, she said.
Woman wins $6M in malpractice suit Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3:17AMA former Amesbury woman who wanted to stop having to take heart medications so she could have another child, only to end up with permanent heart damage, has won a $4.3 million verdict in a lawsuit against two Boston doctors.