HealthGrades Lists Best American Hospitals
According to Forbes Magazine, HealthGrades has ranked American hospitals based on quality of care and lack of complications. Here in New York, New York Presbyterian was the only hospital to make the list. Interestingly, prestigious academic medical centers did not fare well overall.
Third Dept.’s Application of Arons v. Jutkowitz Results in New Trial for Plaintiff
In a case decided on January 22, 2009, the Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed the trial court’s granting of plaintiff’s motion to set aside a defense verdict, based on defense counsel’s violation of the principles of Arons v. Jutkowitz and HIPAA. The case is Straub v. Yalamanchili. H/Ts to Matthew Lerner and Nicole Black, each of [...]
PRI Issues Book on Protecting Physicians from Malpractice Litigation
According to today’s Business Wire, Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, the “second-largest medical malpractice writer in New York State and one of the leaders in the nation,” has published a book entitled, PRACTICING MEDICINE IN DIFFICULT TIMES: PROTECTING PHYSICIANS FROM MALPRACTICE LITIGATION. It purports to provide physicians with a better understanding of “the current medical litigation landscape” and [...]