Bad outcome alone not enough to prove negligence

Article Abstract:

An appellate court reaffirmed the decision of the Health Claims Arbitration Panel that had ruled in favor of an otolaryngologist who was sued for malpractice by a patient who suffered brain damage following a sinus operation. The court concluded that negligence cannot automatically be deduced from an unsuccessful medical treatment. During the operation, portions of brain migrated into the sinus passages.

Cases, Complications and side effects, Surgery, Postoperative complications, Malpractice, Otolaryngologists

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Doctor networks: minimize chance of 'impeding competition.'(Column)

Article Abstract:

Physician networks with a higher percentage of participants than allowed by current Federal Trade Commission rules may still be lawful provided it is not anticompetitive. To ensure this, networks should follow conduct guidelines such as restricting its members from independently contracting with payers and prohibit activities that promote price increases.

Column, Medical corporations

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