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MedicoLegal
Tort reform: Where's the balance?
Tort
reform advocates and their opponents have long been at war over the
issue of frivolous medical malpractice claims. According to doctors and
others in the tort reform camp, these claims clog the legal system,
exact a huge cost in dollars and emotional distress, and lead to higher
insurance premiums. Opponents view these charges as more myth than fact. -from Medical Economics.
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Jan 22, 2007, 09:20
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Current Events
Countdown is on to get National Provider Identifier
The NPI, which is required by the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), is meant to simplify standard
health care transactions by giving each provider only one unique
identifier (the NPI) to use with all health plans with which they
transact. The number never changes, except in unusual circumstances,
like fraudulent use. -from ACP Observer.
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Jan 22, 2007, 09:17
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Business
Woman Fired For Writing About Avoiding Work
Ever have that feeling that someone wasn't doing their part? (AP) DES MOINES, Iowa An administrative judge has denied
unemployment benefits to a woman who was fired from her job for keeping a
journal detailing her efforts to avoid work. -from CBS4denver.com
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Jan 21, 2007, 12:01
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Opinion
Heroic Measures Extend Life of Surgical Pioneer and Stir Debate
One year later, the story of Dr. Michael Debakey getting an operation he pioneered at age 97. -from medpageToday.
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Jan 8, 2007, 16:16
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MedicoLegal
(Nevada) Veteran lawyers flee malpractice as jury verdicts vanish
Trial Lawyers and Physicians offer different opinions about tort reform. - from CG-ins.com.
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Jan 3, 2007, 12:46
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