"In debates over health care reform both at the state and federal level, the issue of medical malpractice claims often gets raised, with a particular focus on the defensive medicine doctors are said to perform to prevent potential lawsuits."The AP reported the chairman of the Judiciary Committee is recommending a study of the malpractice system as a way to lower costs..
Showing posts with label medical malpractice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical malpractice. Show all posts
Mar 17, 2011
Vermont Law Makers Mull Med Mal Reform
An Associated Press report in several news outlets indicates that Vermont legislators are seriously considering medical malpractice reform as a way to lower health care costs.
Jan 30, 2011
17 Medical Malpractice Claims Paid in Vermont in 2009
According to data compiled by StateHealthFacts.org, a website of the Henery J. Kaiser Family Foundation, there were 17 medical malpractice claims paid in Vermont in 2009 for a total of $6,845,000 — that's an average of $402,647 for paid claims. Vermont ranked 46th in the nation for total paid claims. In 2008, Vermont ranked 45th with $10,908,550 in total claims paid. For more state health data on Vermont, see: Vermont State Health Facts.
Aug 16, 2010
Report Names Vermont Least Successful in Med Mal Reform
A report by Pacific Research Institute (PRI) names Vermont, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Iowa as the least successful in improving their malpractice laws. According to an online news item from Health Care News published by the Heartland Institute (whoever they are):
“Vermont has no limits on noneconomic or punitive damages, no limits on how much of the damages the plaintiffs’ lawyers can seize, offers drug makers or medical-device makers no protection for being in compliance with FDA or FTC regulations, and does not qualify the credentials of expert witnesses at trials...”Learn more here.
May 22, 2010
Vermont Medical Malpractice Claims Data
According to 2008 data from The Henry Kaiser Family Foundation's statehealthfacts.org, Vermont led the nation in the average medical malpractice claim amount $839,119 (compared to $352,750 for the previous year). Certainly Vermont did not lead the total number of claims paid or the largest amounts paid. There were only 13 claims paid in Vermont in 2008.
When ranked by total dollars paid, Vermont comes in 45th out of 51 states (including D.C.).
See statehealthfacts.org for more interesting data on Vermont and any other state, such as:
When ranked by total dollars paid, Vermont comes in 45th out of 51 states (including D.C.).
See statehealthfacts.org for more interesting data on Vermont and any other state, such as:
May 17, 2009
Vermont Family Is Awarded $1 Million for Death
According to a report in the Concord Monitor,
"The family of a Vermont woman who died following complications from her treatment at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center was awarded nearly $1 million by a federal jury this week in medical malpractice and wrongful death awards."The case was related to complications from an improper IV.
Mar 3, 2009
Eye Doctor Cleared of Malpractice
BURLINGTON, VT — The Burlington Free Press carries this story of a Chittenden Superior Court jury clearing a Burlington eye doctor of medical malpractice and fraud after a three-week trial regarding a lawsuit by a patient who claimed "unnecessary cataract surgery." For the full article, click on: Jury Clears Ophthalmologist.
Jan 12, 2009
What's average medical malpractice claim paid in Vermont?
The average amount for a medical malpractice claim paid in Vermont is $352,750. This according to statistics compiled by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, whose state health data lists this 2007 number for Vermont. It also list $3,527,500 as the total paid in 2007, so we can interpolate from that that there were 10 paid claims in 2007.
The web site offers comparative statistics on medical malpractice claims paid in all 50 states. Leading the pack in total dollars paid is New York state with $674,683,750 (an average of $441,547 per claim paid). For more information, see the Kaiser web site, click on: med mal claims paid data.
The web site offers comparative statistics on medical malpractice claims paid in all 50 states. Leading the pack in total dollars paid is New York state with $674,683,750 (an average of $441,547 per claim paid). For more information, see the Kaiser web site, click on: med mal claims paid data.
Dec 19, 2008
Vermont Jury Awards $800,000 for Failure to Monitor Coumadin in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Vermont Jury Awards $800,000 for Failure to Monitor Coumadin
A Franklin County jury returned on October 30, 2008, a $800,000 verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit to the family of a woman who died while on the blood thinner Coumadin for a history of deep vein thrombosis and a heart condition. Patients on Coumadin require close monitoring of their blood's ability to clot by a test called an INR. Her doctor failed to properly monitor her INR values and as a result, Mrs. Stone's blood became too thin, depleted of clotting factors, and susceptible to uncontrolled bleeding. After grazing her ear, she became unresponsive and was taken to the hospital where her INR was found to be 12.29, a dangerously high level. (The target therapeutic range was 2 to 3.) A CT scan revealed that she had suffered a massive intracranial hemorrhage which caused herniation of her brain. Attorney for the plaintiff was Chris Maley, Burlington, Vermont.
A Franklin County jury returned on October 30, 2008, a $800,000 verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit to the family of a woman who died while on the blood thinner Coumadin for a history of deep vein thrombosis and a heart condition. Patients on Coumadin require close monitoring of their blood's ability to clot by a test called an INR. Her doctor failed to properly monitor her INR values and as a result, Mrs. Stone's blood became too thin, depleted of clotting factors, and susceptible to uncontrolled bleeding. After grazing her ear, she became unresponsive and was taken to the hospital where her INR was found to be 12.29, a dangerously high level. (The target therapeutic range was 2 to 3.) A CT scan revealed that she had suffered a massive intracranial hemorrhage which caused herniation of her brain. Attorney for the plaintiff was Chris Maley, Burlington, Vermont.
Aug 19, 2008
Vermont Becoming Leader in Captive Insurance Market
A Burlington Free Press article, Captive insurance conference begins in South Burlington, tells the story of Vermont's leadership in the "captive insurance" market.
"A captive insurance company is established, for example, when a corporation develops a subsidiary, which is licensed in Vermont, and uses it to provide various types of insurance to the corporate parent.... Medical malpractice is one of the most quickly growing fields for the industry..."Bermuda and the Cayman Islands are the only two locales that are more active than Vermont in the captive insurance market.
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