Doctors and other health care professionals who are the subjects of official complaints continue to work without their patients being remotely aware that they may be at risk.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN THE MEDIA: THE TORONTO STAR
In November 2013, OTLA submitted recommendations on the Draft Transparency Principles, proposed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). In the submission, OTLA expressed the importance of patient safety: “OTLA feels that the overriding concern in establishing and applying these transparency principles must be, first and foremost, the protection of the public and disclosure of information, not the protection of the physician’s privacy.”
http://otlablog.com/medical-malpractice-in-the-media-the-toronto-star/
The rise of the connected car puts the Web behind the wheel
A new wave of technology is set to revolutionize the experience of drivers and passengers on road trips, errands and even the commute to work.
FAIR Response to KPMG Survey
The 91,818 claims were that denied and ended up in the DRS mediation system between 2010 and 2013 represents a shocking number of people unable to access the benefits they need to recover. The public is becoming aware that they are not getting what they paid for and that our government appears to have a greater interest in the health of our auto insurers’ bottom lines than they do for the health of the citizens of Ontario.
OTHER STAKEHOLDER SUBMISSIONS
Ontario Rehab Alliance ORA Response to KPMG Survey
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association OTLA KPMG Submission. July 2014
Make all complaints about Ontario doctors public: trial lawyers
Only the most serious grievances are made public by medical watchdog CPSO. The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association believes that making all information available will allow patients to make informed choices.
Medical watchdog issues secret oral caution to Humber River chief of staff
Critics say the College of Physicians and Surgeons should automatically inform hospitals of sanctions, but doctors ask how much patients need to know.
Plaintiff-friendly impairment ruling survives judicial review
A Financial Services Commission of Ontario ruling that made it easier to prove catastrophic brain injury has survived a judicial review at the Divisional Court.
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