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New Jersey makes public M.D. settlement records: medical malpractice.(Pratice Trends)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News Publication Date: 01-APR-04 Author: Silverman, Jennifer
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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group
New Jersey physicians have more to fear these days than toxic dump sites and bad jokes about exit signs.
Recent court-ordered and legislative measures take aggressive actions to expose a physician's malpractice track record, a trend that medical organizations believe will have serious consequences for both physicians and patients.
A superior court judge in January ruled that confidential malpractice settlements between physicians and plaintiffs must be disclosed to the public. Specifically, the state was ordered to disclose to the public all notices it received in the last 5 years from insurance companies that have made medical malpractice payments on behalf of physicians.
New Jersey has 30 days to release the records to physicians for their review; physicians then have 30 days to dispute their accuracy, a spokesman with...
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