Memphis Medical Society prefers term “Lil’ Oopsie”
May 16, 2008 by demarcationville
Tennessee doctors didn’t get everything they wanted in the way of medical liability reform this year, but some say they got a step in the right direction.
The General Assembly passed a bill in early May that will change the term medical malpractice in Tennessee code to “health care liability action,” direct plaintiffs to give doctors a 60-day, pre-lawsuit notification and require plaintiffs to get a certificate of good faith from a medical expert before filing the suit.
The bill awaits Gov. Phil Bredesen’s signature.
(Fr. Memphis Business Journal)
