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Georgia Supreme Court Says Med Mal Statute of Repose Not Unconstitutional

The Georgia Supreme Court has refused to strike down that state’s statute of repose in medical malpractice cases when challenged on equal protection grounds.   Georgia has a five-year statue of repose in medical malpractice cases (Tennessee has a three-year statute of repose). The case is Nichols v. Gross, S07A1027 (…

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Tennessee Supreme Court Grants Rule 11 Application in Apparent Agency Cases

The Tennessee Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in two cases that address the issue of apparent agency.   In both cases plainitffs seek to impose liability on a hospital for the acts of a doctor.  The cases have been consolidated for appeal. One case is DeWald v. HCA Heatlh…

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Big News from Medicare

Medicare is no longer going to pay hospitals from costs arising from "preventable errors" and "serious preventable events." What are preventable errors?   The Washington Post story on the subject says this:  "bedsores, or pressure ulcers; injuries caused by falls; and infections resulting from the prolonged use of catheters in blood…

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The Double Standard

From a full-page ad in yesterday’s Knoxville’s  Sunday News Sentinel: Last year, Covenant Health hospitals saved the lives of 752 people who would not have lived at average hospitals. According to U.S. government data, quality care makes a life-saving difference for patients at Covenant Health hospitals.  By being far better…

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New AG Opinion on Medical Practice Ownership

The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office has just released on opinion on the issue of the ability of non-physician health care professionals to own and operate a medical practice and to employee physicians.  Here are the two specific issues addressed: "1. Considering the provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 63-6-204(b), 68-11-205(a),…

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