An interesting malpractice screening panel model in Louisiana:
A malpractice claim must first be filed with the state Medical Review Panel in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Patients’ Compensation Fund appoints an attorney chairman to oversee the process, said James Ryan, the lead attorney in the Patel cases.
Three doctors whose practice areas are the same as the doctor who is the subject of the claim make up the medical review panel. The patient chooses one, the doctor in question chooses another and those two doctors agree on a third, Ryan said.
