Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
ACC faces looming $5.7 billion bill for treatment injury claims
Wednesday 18 July 2018, 07:30 AM

For surgical mesh alone, 810 claims have been made so far and ACC has paid out $13 million
ACC has $5.7 billion-plus in treatment injury claims forecast over the coming generation, with a severe birth defect dramatically lifting the cost. Senior ACC medical staff highlighted the liability and what can be done about it at last month’s Rotorua GP CME.
About $3.9 billion of ACC’s $5.7 billion treatment injury liability will rest with a handful of neonatal encephalopathy claims
The emergence in 2, Nick Kendall, Nick Kendall, ACC treatment injury manager, seeks to reduce birth defects
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