August 14, 2004
Surgeons
deficient in washing hands in hospitals, study finds
Many doctors fail to wash their hands when they should, and the worst offenders
are those who work in operating rooms or emergency departments. Anesthesiologists
were the least compliant, washing up only 23 percent of the times they should
have. Surgeons, ranking second from the bottom, had only a 36 percent compliance
record of practicing proper hand hygiene. Doctors in emergency medicine complied
only 50 percent of the time, according to the report, which is published in
this week's issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine...
Feb 8, 2004
Audits would drop malpractice
Insurance hikes
TALLAHASSEE -- Could a little-known state office known for challenging utility
rates be the cure for what ails Florida's medical malpractice rates? State
auditors say yes. In a just-released review of medical malpractice insurance
premiums in Florida, auditors say the Florida Office of Public Counsel should
become involved in helping set those premium rates...
Feb 8, 2004
ECONOMY blamed
for high malpractice rates in Wyoming
A study of medical malpractice insurance in Wyoming over the
last 30 years links ... It concludes that the legal system is not
to blame for rising premiums that...
Feb. 7, 2004
Lawyers
not the cause of higher malpratice rates
"A study of medical malpractice ... Conducted by Americans for
Insurance Reform, the report concludes that the legal system is not
to blame for rising medical malpractice rates...ECONOMY blamed for
high malpractice rates" ...
