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Error-reporting confidentiality threatened in court

Confidential, protected peer-review mechanisms for reporting medical errors are at issue in a case before the Iowa Supreme Court. The state’s Morbidity and Mortality Study Law is being reviewed.

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Court case tests New York City sodium warnings rule

New York City’s law requiring restaurant chains to post warnings on menu items that contain more than the USDA daily limit for sodium was tested in court. The case has medical and public health implications.

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Court overturns physical therapy decision

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that physician practices can employ physical therapists. This overturned a previous ruling that prohibited them from working in a physician’s office. Patients can now benefit from easier access to physical therapy services.

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State supreme court could narrow confidentiality of physician peer-review

To be effective in improving quality of care, peer-review of physicians requires confidentiality. A state supreme court case examines a case involving a third-party peer-review.

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Medical liability suit seeks change to informed consent for surgery

State supreme court examines whether a patient’s informed consent to surgery can be predicated on information provided in part by a physician’s assistant, as opposed to just the physician.

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Challenge to medical liability law could complicate discovery

State supreme court of Florida studies challenge to pre-suit investigation requiring plaintiff to authorize release of confidential health information as a condition of bringing a lawsuit for medical liability.

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Banning expert testimony from liability cases: Court decides

Does a physician have the right to present expert testimony that differs from the plaintiff’s? A Wisconsin court of appeals rules it’s jury’s role to decide which competing scientific theory best fit facts of the case.

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Court case examines telemedicine safety regulations

A case before a U.S. Court of Appeals deals with a telemedicine service and the ability of physicians to prescribe medications. At issue is the Texas state medical board’s required establishment of a patient-physician relationship.

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Supreme Court ruling on race and med school admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled med schools have a right to create a more racially and ethnically diverse physician workforce. They have an obligation to redress current disparities in health care by graduating doctors who more closely reflect the patient population.

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