Posts tagged doctors

• The Hypocrisy in Medical Malpractice Debate

  Mike Bryant | October 24, 2011 9:27 AM | 77 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are so many things to look at in the ridiculous claims that are often made by tort reform proponents who call for medical malpractice changes. Two areas that often come up are cost savings and...

• Lawyers and Doctors Agree To End All Lawsuits

  Mike Bryant | April 01, 2009 9:44 AM | 5 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Sure it's April Fools. But that got me thinking, it would help a lot if everyone looked at working towards that goal. Legitimate lawsuits are based upon negligence by the defendant. No fault and...

• U S Chamber Uses The Radio To Continue To Lie

  Mike Bryant | October 11, 2009 2:56 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Across the nation, the U S Chamber is running frivolous radio ads that call for people to contact their congressperson and ask for tort reform. They set the ad up as a boxing match. Aren't these the...

• Newt Gingrich Panders To Doctors Without The Facts

  Mike Bryant | May 26, 2009 9:21 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Newt Gingrich is now writing opinion pieces for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the topic of tort reform. Its premise is that the real victims of malpractice claims are: The Economy and New...

• Minnesota Worse In Disciplining Doctors

  Mike Bryant | May 06, 2009 9:27 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A report was released this week by Public Citizen which found that Minnesota was the worst at disciplining doctors. The findings are based on data from the Federation of State Medical Boards,...

• Electronic Medical Records Does it Make Sense?

  Mike Bryant | April 08, 2009 9:25 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In our practice we are dealing with medical records all the time. Often it's their procurement which makes up a large part of the costs in a clients case. So we watch the legislative issues that...

• Question of the day: What if the insurance company sends me to their doctor?

  Mike Bryant | June 26, 2009 8:40 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  During the month of June, I am addressing common questions that get asked in our practice. Today's Question is: What if the insurance company sends me to their doctor? If you are sent for an...

• Doctors Turn To America's Trial Lawyers For Help

  Mike Bryant | April 22, 2009 8:49 PM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Recently, a very interesting exchange took place in a U S Senate Commerce Committee. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) addressed the President of the AMA, Nancy Nielsen, concerning the AMA's suing of...

• New York Times Economist Misses With His Malpractice Reform Ideas

  Mike Bryant | October 27, 2010 9:26 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  This past week, Peter Orszag presented his ideas concerning medical malpractice reform. Basically, he argued that there was a need for evidenced based guidelines. leaving aside the fallacy of the...

• The Cost Of Malpractice: Yes It Can Be High

  Mike Bryant | September 23, 2010 9:48 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In all of the ranting and raving , mostly from insurance companies about the high costs of medical malpractice, we hear about: - Doctors doing trillions of dollars of extra medical tests. - That...