Posts Tagged “Malpractice”
ShowHide CommentaryPhysicians and Defensive Medicine
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, July 7, 2010
One approach to lowering health care spending is to lower the costs of doing business for providers. One big item in those costs is malpractice insurance. Cutting malpractice costs could also lead to a reduction in ordering of unnecessary tests and services.
Tags: Malpractice, Physicians
2010 Potpourri XIV
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, April 24, 2010
Another thrilling collection of health care tidbits; including patient safety, malpractice claims, physician discipline, hospital costs and charges, venture financings, employer health costs and who makes good liars.
Tags: Financings, Health Insurance, Hospital, Malpractice, Physicians
Geographic Variation, Physician Practice Patterns and Malpractice Fears
by Kevin Roche on Thursday, April 15, 2010
There is an ongoing line of research around regional differences in utilization of and spending on health care. A study published in Circulation surveyed physicians on their practice styles and finds that malpractice fears and peer pressure may account for a significant fraction of regional variation.
Tags: Malpractice, Physicians
EHRs and Diagnostic Errors
by Kevin Roche on Friday, April 2, 2010
A variety of benefits from expanded use of electronic medical or health records have been advanced by advocates. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine explores whether such electronic records can help limit the number of diagnostic mistakes by physicians and other health professionals.
Tags: HIT, Malpractice, Physicians
2010 Potpourri VIII
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Food & Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have announced an initiative to collaborate on speeding significant research findings into products and clinical use. (FDA/NIH Announcement) Among other things the collaboration will create a leadership council to facilitate reaching its objectives. They also will award $6.75 million for the study of new [...]
Tags: Drugs, Health Care Reform, Malpractice, Retail Clinics, Workplace
2010 Potpourri I
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, January 9, 2010
The tort lawyer lobby errand boys in Congress just don’t know when to stop. Even after Senator Rockefeller got his hand slapped for questioning CBOs analysis of potential savings from tort reform, Congressman Bruce Baley decided to go back for more. And sure enough, CBO gave him an even more detailed justification of the savings [...]
Tags: Health Care Costs, Health Insurance, Malpractice, Medicare, Personalized Medicine, Telemedicine
Money, Money, Money Makes the Health Reform World Go Round
by Kevin Roche on Monday, December 14, 2009
Health care organizations of all types have stepped up their lobbying and campaign contributions, obviously hoping to influence reform. The amount of money spent on these activities suggests the country is only going to get what interest groups paid to get in the bill; malpractice reform is a good example.
Tags: Health Care Reform, Malpractice
Updated CBO Look At Malpractice Costs
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Congressional Budget Office has provided a revised estimate for savings from malpractice reform, showing greater and significant reductions both in total health spending and the federal deficit.
Tags: Malpractice, Providers
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