New Book on Tennessee Automobile Liability Insurance

Thomson West has the 2006 edition out of Tennessee Automobile Liability Insurance. Here's the link to purchase the new book (even though they have the old book picutred):

http://west.thomson.com/store/product.aspx?r=137934&product_id=40121148

This book is easy to use and will save you a lot of time and headaches.

Online ICD-9 Codes

This is a useful site for ICD-9 codes:

http://icd9cm.chrisendres.com/

Hope it helps.

The National Quality Forum

The National Quality Forum ("NQF") Web site states that it "is a not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting. " (See http://www.qualityforum.org/about/, lasted visited July 23, 2007.)

The site has a list of member organizations (e.g., hospitals, etc.)

NQF's site has books for sale, specifically: Serious Reportable Events in Healthcare 2006 Update. That book contains a "never" list. The list indicates things that should never happen in a hospital, for example: surgery on the wrong body part (a.k.a wrong-site surgery); surgery on the wrong patient; and surgical instruments left in a person's body, etc. (See http://www.qualityforum.org/publications/reports/sre_2006.asp, lasted visited July 23, 2007.) These types of events are also referred to as "serious reportable events."

This book offers good information for both the medical and legal community.

Iliad Software: Do You Know About It?

Iliad software is a "thinking" form of technology that offers expert diagnostic consults, etc. It is useful in solving what is wrong with a patient.

To quote from the product's Web site: "Iliad attempts to standardize medical terminology and diagnostic criteria in an electronically readable form and is a step in the process in the management of real-patients."

Here's the link to the site: http://www.firstsoftware.com/iliad4.htm

The software can be purchased from the site too.

AAJ Convention in Chicago

Folks,

I just got back from Chicago and the American Association for Justice's Convention. Wow! It was super. I learned a lot and got to see a great city ( I had never been to Chicago before).

Sunday we went to Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs and the Astros play -- and the Cubs win -- a great game. I will definitely go back there soon.

Also, most importantly, I learned some new things that I will share in the weeks to come on my blog.

Enjoy your summer.

TB Traveler Sued: 1.3 Million Sought

Well, you knew this was coming. Andrew Speaker, the Atlanta lawyer who traveled with TB, has been sued for exposing others to the disease. Here's the link to the story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19734910/

The lawsuit seeks 1.3 million dollars in damages.

I'm not sure what to think about Mr. Speaker. Did he just disregard the safety of others to get back home? Or were there other, possibly valid, reasons why he did what he did? Let's see how this plays out.