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In the January 25th issue of the Legal Intelligencer, Tom Gowen contributed an article about medical negligence reform, its illusory cost savings and the problems it presents. Several cost-saving alternatives are highlighted including the implementation of computerized physician order systems, prescription bar coding and smart pumps by medical facilities. (more…)

Lawyers who bring claims for persons hurt by defective medical devices and drugs have long known that both industries provide significant funds—to the tune of 1.2 billion dollars—to finance continuing legal education for doctors. We also know that pharmaceutical and medical device companies sponsor “educational programs” for doctors that highlight their products with paid “though leaders” —physicians hand-picked by industry—as presenters at these programs. But some doctors and medical schools are finally saying enough is enough—no more industry money. (more…)

As thousands of Americans descended on the National Mall this past Saturday to protest President Barack Obama’s health care agenda, the rallying cry for tort reform was again a popular theme. Who can forget the so-called ”medical malpractice crisis” in New Jersey back in 2004, when hundreds of doctors in their white coats picketed outside the Statehouse in Trenton. (more…)

Many of you have no doubt heard the repeated hue and cry of some who complain that doctors are being put out of business because of medical malpractice claims and the increasing malpractice insurance premiums they must pay. The press accounts of patients going without doctors in parts of the country where insurance premiums for doctors are alleged to be the highest are repeated almost daily. (more…)