Post Tagged with: "Tort"
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Benefits of Tort Reform Legislation Are Now Apparent
Recent data reveal a downward trend in malpractice cases.
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State Senate Bill Filing Deadline Brings Flood of Health Care Legislation
Bill filing deadlines always bring a flood of legislation. Yesterday the North Carolina Senate’s bill fling deadline was no exception; it brought a deluge of health care related legislation on […]
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California’s Prop 46 Fails — A Cautionary Tale and The Power of Organized Medicine
The following is an excerpt from the California Medical Association’s note to its members after California voters rejected Proposition 46 at the polls on November 4. This serves as an […]
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Updated NC Medico-Legal Guidelines Now Available
The original, released in 1956, as well as the newly revised and formatted North Carolina Medico-Legal Guidelines are the product of on-going collaboration between the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and […]
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NCMS PAC: Election Year Necessity
Leading up to November’s general elections, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) PAC is fully engaged in research and fundraising. This election year, it is critical that we help elect […]
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NCMS Legislative Cabinet Recommends 2012 Priorities
The NCMS Legislative Cabinet recently met to discuss the current political landscape and issues facing physicians and physician assistants during the legislative session set to begin next week.
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Deficit Reduction Committee Urged to Include Meaningful Medical Liability Reforms
State and national physician organizations, including the NCMS, have urged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to include meaningful medical liability reforms in its final legislative package. The call […]
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TIPS Symposium Draws Large Turnout
Nearly 100 physicians attended the Triangle Indian-American Physicians Society (TIPS) 5th Annual CME Symposium on September 24, 2011, at the WakeMed Andrews Center in Raleigh. “We are delighted to see […]
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Medical Liability Reforms Take Effect on October 1
Provisions of Senate Bill 33 – Medical Liability Reforms will take effect on Saturday, October 1, 2011, in North Carolina.
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Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed in Florida Supreme Court in Support of Upholding Medical Liability Reform
The AMA and organizations representing Florida physicians, hospitals, small business owners and their insurers filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Thursday asking the Florida Supreme Court to preserve patients’ access to […]
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