Side note: Even the NFL is not immune to the threat of medical malpractice. Recently linebacker Rashad Jeanty was cut by the Cincinnati Bengals because he was not able to pass his physical. Jeanty’s agent claims that the reason his player is unable to pass his physical is do to a lingering condition stemming from a misdiagnosis of an injury sustained in last years play-off game. He claims that the injury has greatly diminished Jeantry’s value as a free agent and that a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Bengals is not out of the question. Of course we at the nation’s top med-mal insurance site for physicians does not know the details of this case…..but we do know that we live in an extreme litigious climate, and since jury’s have a tendency to vote out of emotion rather then fact (personal experience on being on a medical malpractice insurance case years before I joined this company), lawyers have a tendency to want to try these types of cases more then others. A few of us on the jury did agree that if there were strict penalties for lawyers who tried frivolous cases, then not only would our courts be freed up to deal with more important cases, but that would also lead to lower medical malpractice insurance costs, which would then lead to lower percentages of physicians practicing defensive medicine….which would then lead to lower healthcare costs. I know that’s a mouthful…..but during deliberation, we spoke about how easy the fix seems to be. Unfortunately, our government moves at a snail’s pace, and nothing ever seems to get accomplished. If you are looking to lower your costs during these economic times, get a free medical malpractice insurance quote for us, we not only will save you money, but we’ll show you what a knowledgeable agent can do for you.
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal
It’s been a rough week for the Bengals medical staff.
One day after the team had to admit a very expensive mistake with Antonio Bryant, the agent for deposed linebacker Rashad Jeanty sharply criticized how the team handled his client this off-season.
Jeanty fractured his fibula in the playoffs last year, and the team initially told him he didn’t need surgery. When Jeanty visited Miami as a restricted free agent, the Dolphins told him he would need major surgery on his ankle to stabilize his leg, according to Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dolphins lost interest, and Jeanty underwent the surgery shortly thereafter. On Monday, the Bengals waived Jeanty for failing a physical.
“It’s tremendously disappointing on the way this has been handled,” his agent David Canter told Reedy. “We don’t see how the Cincinnati Bengals can do this without any inclination that this was even a possibility.
Some months ago, the receptionist in my clinic handed me a registered letter. The name of the sender seemed familiar. “Dear Sir,” the letter read. “Please be advised that this letter serves as official notice that I am considering a potential claim against you in a medical Malpractice claim in regard to my husband. . . .” I stood, stunned. My white coat, which held the daily tools of my profession — my list of patients, the Sanford antibiotic manual, a black stethoscope — felt extraordinarily heavy.
Doctors in Nevada are keeping a close watch on a particular medical malpractice case that may challenge the states medical malpractice award caps. Plaintiffs’ lawyers are objecting to the $350,000.00 award cap the state created in an effort to protect doctors from skyrocketing medical malpractice liability premiums in Nevada.
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WASHINGTON — The federal government issued new rules Tuesday that will reward doctors and hospitals for the “meaningful use” of electronic health records, a top goal of President Obama.