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INTRODUCTION

Don’t become one of the statistics.

Medical Malpractice has become an increasingly popular topic of conversation within the medical community. It has always been in the headlines, but now, more than ever, it has become a crisis in states such as Pennsylvania. Doctors are being sued at an alarming rate and the awards for these cases are setting record highs. One in four physicians will be sued in 2006*. The most current data on physician settlements and awards show that Pennsylvania ranks well above the national average in the rate of paid claims and in average payment amounts. Pennsylvania’s total malpractice payouts are over twice the national average, and are growing at a rate faster than the national average.

Medical practitioners are being subjected to frivolous lawsuits that affect their professional and private lives. Unfortunately for the defendants involved in these lawsuits, there is nobody who is truly on their side. The insurance-appointed counsel, paid hourly, is looking out for the best interests of the insurance company, not the doctor, and has no incentive to have the physician removed from the litigation as soon as possible. Why is this?

1. The insurance-appointed counsel is paid hourly and has little to no incentive to remove the doctor as soon as possible. It’s all about the billable hours;
2. The insurance company pays the insurance-appointed attorney’s bill;
3. It’s the insurance company’s money at stake in a settlement or judgment; and,
4. The insurance company directs the attorney’s actions.

The real client is the insurance company. 

Thus, the doctors have no one looking out for them, making sure that their voice is heard. Clearly, the current method for protecting yourself, as a practitioner, is not sufficient. This results in higher judgments, higher settlements and longer litigation. That’s why premiums are increasing again in 2006. 

Malpractice Defense Services (MDS) is the solution.

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