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17 Jan 2022, 6:02 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
The seriousness and speed with which the Covid-19 pandemic has overburdened the American medical system has been troubling. [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 9:09 am by Walter Olson
They do things very differently elsewhere, reports the AMA’s American Medical News (via White Coat): “Nobody is as hospitable to potential liability as we are in this country,” said Richard A. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 6:30 am by Michael B. Stack
Workers’ compensation is a complex system with varying laws in each jurisdiction and a changing American workforce. [read post]
3 Feb 2012, 8:51 pm by Lawrence Solum
Some proposed reforms look to effective practices in American medical schools and business schools as models. [read post]
11 Jan 2017, 8:36 am by Marcie Mangan
CHICAGO (Salvi Law) –  Republican leaders say the current healthcare system is unaffordable for Americans and are vowing to make tort reform a key part of their replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 11:03 am by Tim Springer
According to the Scleroderma Foundation, it is estimated that 300,000 Americans are living with scleroderma. [read post]
13 Mar 2021, 6:35 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
Carte Blanche is an exposé of a U.S. medical-research system that has repeatedly shown that it is untrustworthy. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 4:42 pm by Joe Consumer
Probably no one, including the American Tort Reform Association, would challenge this statement: As a result of 30 years of insurance and medical industry lobbying, hundreds of state laws have already been enacted that weaken the rights of patients injured by medical negligence. [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 5:27 am by jromDLT
The femoral head of the Wright Medical Technology’s Conserve hip system, along with the cup into which it fits, is made of a metal alloy. [read post]
4 Jul 2012, 3:26 pm
American Medical News reported late last month on a new hospital rating system created by an “employer-backed” organization known at the Leapfrog Group. [read post]
8 Oct 2014, 9:40 am by admin
Many medical errors are the result of inadequate systems or user error, however, and poor IT systems have resulted in misdiagnosis and the failure to provide effective care. [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 9:00 pm by Vickie Williams
  Professor Enthoven also fails to consider that even less-radical changes to our health care system, such as adopting a system of encrypted medical records that a patient carries with her, like the French “carte vitale,” would greatly cut down on or eliminate poor medical outcomes that are attributable to fragmentation in the system. [read post]
26 Jun 2009, 12:15 pm
The current medical liability system, based heavily on litigation, has a spotty record. [read post]
3 Nov 2009, 9:28 am
A new documentary film, "Money-Driven Medicine" tackles the economic underpinnings of an American healthcare system that kills four times as many people though medical error and preventable infections as those who die in a highway accident. [read post]
2 Feb 2013, 10:41 am
I think the American workers who used to make the equipment and perform these procedures - who are now out of work - might not agree so much. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 12:10 am by tortsprof
The abstract provides: The American tort system has been the target of medical malpractice reform efforts for close to... [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 5:10 am by Jonathan Rosenfeld
In a January 2009 speech, President Obama supported creating electronic health records for all Americans within five years, lowering the cost of health care, making the system more efficient, preventing medical errors, and saving money and jobs. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 12:50 pm
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) recently published a report which examines some of the myths and facts about medical malpractice and patient safety.Here's a summary of the 5 medical malpractice myths:Myth #1: There are too many "frivolous" malpractice lawsuitsThe AAJ points out that there is an epidemic of medical negligence, not lawsuits. [read post]
20 Sep 2013, 8:58 pm by Jon Gelman
Some medical businesses are starting to advertise their prices and it's causing some debate in medical circles. [read post]
28 Jul 2021, 6:12 am by Robert Kraft
The New York Times reports, “A group of nearly 60 major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association, called on Monday for mandatory vaccination of health care workers. [read post]