Here are the top ten states with the lowest number of paid medical malpractice claims for 2007, with the number of claims paid, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
On Jan. 26, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, in Houston, settled a lawsuit that alleged that the hospital attempted to stop competition by discouraging health insurers from doing business with the physician-owned Town & Country Hospital, which closed in 2007. According…
The Massachusetts Public Health Council has passed new regulations that will require pharmaceutical and medical device companies to publicly report fees and payments of $50 or more to physicians within the state and will prohibit or restrict certain marketing activities…
CMS issued a transmittal implementing requirements it made in the FY 2008 and 2009 IPPS regulations regarding disclosure of physician ownership in hospitals.
The Hawaii state House passed a bill that would cap awards given in medical malpractice suits, according to a report in the Pacific Business News.
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Federal health officials and prosecutors are stepping up investigations into doctors who received compensation or demanded "profitable consulting agreements" from drug and device manufacturers, according to a story in the New York Times.
The federal government has joined a whistleblower lawsuit again Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., according to a report in the Nashville Business Journal.
N.Y. Attorney General Reaches Agreement with Excellus, CDPHP on Flawed Reimbursement System
An Arkansas Circuit Court has ruled that Baptist Health, Arkansas' largest hospital system, cannot deny physicians' privileges if they are financially invested in a competitor, according to an AMA news release and news reports.
Maryland may license anesthesiologist assistants to provide care under the supervision of a licensed anesthesiologist, according to laws proposed in the state House and Senate.