News tagged with medical claims

BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill

Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U-M's efforts to encourage disclosure of medical errors decreased claims

Ann Arbor, Mich.- The University of Michigan's program of full disclosure and compensation for medical errors resulted in a decrease in new claims for compensation (including lawsuits), time to claim resolution and lower ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better patient safety linked to fewer medical malpractice claims in California

Reducing the number of preventable patient injuries in California hospitals from 2001 to 2005 was associated with a corresponding drop in malpractice claims against physicians, according to a study issued today by the RAND ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Concern over Google links to worrying medical claims

Google needs better control of its advertisements and suggested links to avoid web pages that contain worrying medical claims, warn doctors in an article published on bmj.com today.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1