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First Applauds Bush Comments On Medical Malpractice Reform

January 16th, 2003 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) made the following statement in support of President Bush’s comments in Pennsylvania today on the need for medical malpractice reform: “I applaud the President for bringing attention to this national health care crisis. Again and again we hear the horror stories - trauma centers closing, doctors striking, specialists quitting, and expectant mothers having serious difficulty even finding a doctor. The President is right. This is a crisis of health care access and skyrocketing costs, and we know what needs to done - passing meaningful medical litigation reform. “I don’t want this issue to be slowed by petty politics. We must act soon before the quality of health care is further compromised. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to enact meaningful medical litigation reform this year.”

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You still have rights even if you signed a consent form
A consent form does not give the health care provider a license to commit malpractice. While the execution of a typical consent form indicates acknowledgement of stated risks and complications associated with a given treatment or procedure, it does not relieve the health care provider from his or her duty of meeting the standard of care associated with such treatment or procedure.

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	News about Medical Malpractice cases in Iowa and nationwide: The Best Offense Is a Good Defense Against Medical Errors Let's face it, we all make mistakes. Mistakes happen in hospitals, they happen in outpatient clinics, they happen in nursing homes and home care, a... Read more > Linder Votes To Protect Patients By Limiting Runaway Medical Malpractice Awards “Across the country, patient care is being jeopardized by a medical liability system that rewards trial lawyers,” said Linder. “I have seen many fr... Read more > New Company Moves Toward Offering Malpractice Insurance In Wyoming CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A third insurance company may soon begin offering medical malpractice liability coverage to doctors in Wyoming. The Medical P... Read more > More Medical Malpractice News >

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Medical lien

Definition:
The right of a hospital, doctor or health care provider to assert an interest in personal injury recoveries to the extent of the cost of the treatment or service provided.

Allodynia

Definition:
When pain is caused by something that does not normally cause pain (such as clothing touching the skin).

Terminal sedation

Definition:
Terminal sedation is the use of high doses of sedatives to relieve extremes of physical distress. Its purpose is to render the patient unconscious to relieve suffering until the patient dies from his or her disease processes and their complications.

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Burlington
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
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Council Bluffs
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fort Dodge

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Marshalltown
Mason City
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Newton
Ottumwa
Sioux City
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Waterloo
West Des Moines

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