According to a new study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, in the past ten years, the rate of medical malpractice claims resulting in some sort of payment has seen a drastic reduction. The study examined data from the National Practitioner Data Bank and the American Medical Association's Physician Masterfile to identify trends in the frequency of claims against doctors over a 19 year time period ending [...]
So, you didn't pass your medical boards? Or you didn't pass your medical boards on your first try? Worried how it might affect your career as a physician? Well, you can rest easy when it comes to malpractice suits. Generally, a defendant physician's failure to pass board certifications is not admissible as to whether a physician complied with the standard of care. While performance on a board certifying examination might [...]
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 198,600 physical therapists in 2010. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to grow by 39%. If you ask any physical therapist if he or she consider themselves to be a professional, the vast majority would likely answer in the affirmative.[1] In my unofficial poll, a full 100% of the therapists polled considered physical therapists to be professionals. [...]
