malpractice

This GOP Health Bill Proposes New Limits To Medical Malpractice Awards

5:00am June 28, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

The bill H.R. 1215 would limit awards for non-economic damages — such as pain and suffering — to $250,000. President Trump supports the bill, but many others across the political spectrum don't.

Dr. Lars Aanning, seen at his home outside Yankton, S.D., said he lied to protect a colleague in a malpractice case. Now, Aanning is a patient safety advocate.

Health & Safety

Doctor Confesses: I Lied To Protect Colleague In Malpractice Suit

9:36am September 23, 2016

by Marshall Allen

A surgeon who lied on the witness stand about his partner's skills is haunted by the deception nearly two decades later. Now retired from medicine, the regretful witness is a patient advocate.

General surgeons are among the doctors most likely to be the subjects of paid malpractice claims.

Health & Safety

A Few Doctors Account For Outsize Share Of Malpractice Claims

10:59am January 28, 2016

by Lisa Aliferis

When it comes to medical malpractice, a history of claims against a doctor is the strongest indicator that more malpractice claims are likely.

Dr. Kunal Saha (far right) and Anuradha were married in Calcutta, India in 1985. She died 11 years later after being prescribed a dangerous dose of a steroid.

Having Loved And Lost, One Man Takes On Medical Malpractice In India

1:57pm March 07, 2015

by Susan Brink

It's a country whose people are reluctant to report malpractice. But when a doctor prescribed "an astronomical dose of the wrong steroid" to his wife, Kunal Saha was determined to blow the whistle.

Health & Safety

Malpractice Changes In Massachusetts Offer Injured Patients New Options

12:17pm January 20, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

Hospitals in the state are among the leaders in developing alternatives to medical liability litigation. A recently enacted law helps consumers who want to challenge hospitals and doctors.

The 2 Things That Rarely Happen After A Medical Mistake

7:50am November 24, 2014

When patients are harmed by a medical error, they rarely are told about it or given an apology, according to a study based on ProPublica's Patient Harm Questionnaire.

Alana and Troy Pack died in 2003 when a woman abusing pain pills hit the children with her car. The accident has led to a ballot measure that, among other things, would put new constraints on physicians.

California Ballot Measure Pits Doctors Against Lawyers

6:41pm October 14, 2014

by April Dembosky

Proposition 46 tackles painkiller abuse, malpractice caps and mandatory drug and alcohol testing of doctors. Backers say the law would enhance patient safety, but doctors say the cost is too high.

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