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Re: Under pressure from insurers to cut costs, malpractice attorneys are pushing doctors From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Sun Sep 3 08:57:45 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: One layer uterine closure" Previous message: Stephanie: "GDM without macrosomia, induce?" In reply to: GIN11153@aol.com: "Under pressure from insurers to cut costs, malpractice attorneys are pushing doctors" "The Only Way To Win is Not To Play." Joshua "War Games" Perhaps the group missed the DLC's backing of Health Courts. Perhaps the tide is turning after all. Art At Fri, 1 Sep 2006, GIN11153@aol.com wrote: > >Sued? You may never get your day in court > >Under pressure from insurers to cut costs, malpractice attorneys are >pushing doctors into questionable settlements. > >PUBLICATI Aug 4, 2006 <AUTHOR> By: Berkeley Rice >(http://www.memag.com/memag/author/authorInfo.jsp?id=6528) >Medical Economics > >You may grumble about your malpractice premiums, but you probably >don't question the quality of the protection you're getting for your >money. Perhaps you should. > >Defense attorneys we consulted told us that some malpractice carriers >push them hard to cut legal costs. Should that worry you? You >bet. When defense lawyers are squeezed, it's their clients who suffer, >ending up with a second-rate defense and pressure to settle a possibly >winnable case. Or, sometimes doctors end up in trial when they could >and should have settled. > >Rest of article here: >http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=361472 > >-- >Gail Neuman RNC CPHW SNP LNC >student nurse practitioner and student midwife >listowner of LegalNurseConsulting@yahoogroups.com >certified high risk OB/legal consultant >Notary Public/Certified Loan Signing Agent >PrePaid Legal Sales Associate >Perinatal Nurse Associates >Santa Ana, CA > -- art fougner, md "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: One layer uterine closure" Previous message: Stephanie: "GDM without macrosomia, induce?" In reply to: GIN11153@aol.com: "Under pressure from insurers to cut costs, malpractice attorneys are pushing doctors"

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