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Medical Negligence Article

Here is an interesting article titled "Electronic Health Records Raise New Risks of Malpractice Liability."  An excerpt: "Because more detailed information about patient care or medical decision-making may be included in the EHR than is possible with paper records, plaintiff attorneys may make extensive discovery requests for "relevant" electronic information in…

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Medical Authorization Not Required

Georgia’s med mal statute requires that when a complaint is filed the plaintiff must submit a medical authorization.   The statute says that "the authorization shall provide that the attorney representing the defendant is authorized to obtain and disclose protected health information contained in medical records to facilitate the investigation, evaluation,…

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Hospital Errors Rising – 247,662 Deaths Over Three Years???

It is getting worse. Healthgrades reports that the number of errors in our nation’s hospitals rose 3% over the years 2002 – 2005.  From the press release: The HealthGrades study of 40.56 million Medicare hospitalization records over the years 2003 to 2005 … found: • Patient-safety incidents continue to rise in…

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More Data on Rising Insurance Rates for Doctors

Amercicans for Insurance Reform have released a report that demonstrates that the "insurance crisis that hit doctors between 2001 and 2004 was not caused by claims, payouts or legal system excesses as the insurance industry claimed." Rather, this report concludes as follows:  "Inflation-adjusted payouts per doctor not only failed to…

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Arkansas Strikes Down Part of Certificate of Merit Legislation

The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down that portion of legislation requiring a plaintiff in medical negligence cases to file affidavits of merit in medical malpractice cases within 30 days of filing the complaint or face dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint. The Court ruled that the statute imposed a requirement for commencement…

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