Maryland Nursing Homes Suffer Ratings Losses
March 1, 2015
Twenty-two Maryland nursing homes lost their five-star ratings when Medicare recently revised its method of determining nursing home ratings nationwide, effective as of February 20, 2015. The federal website known as Nursing Home Compare provides rating information on nursing homes in all U.S. s[...]
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South Dakota Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Hurts Victims
February 27, 2015
Back in 1976, South Dakota imposed a $500,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice claims, no matter the amount of the pain and suffering that the victim of South Dakota medical malpractice experienced in the past, or would have to suffer for many years into the future. The cap has n[...]
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Surgical Errors
February 26, 2015
An analysis of surgical errors in the United States that was reported in the medical journal Patient Safety in Surgery in 2014 found that between 46% and 65% of adverse events that occur in hospitals are related to surgery (especially with regard to complex surgical procedures). A 2012 study unde[...]
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Intrathecal Pain Pump Malfunction
February 25, 2015
On January 9, 2015, a Texas man filed a product liability and negligence lawsuit against the manufacturer of his implanted morphine pump, alleging that the morphine pump was defectively designed, defectively manufactured, and that the placement of the morphine pump was negligent because there was no[...]
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Mohs Surgery Malpractice Claims
February 24, 2015
Mohs surgery (Mohs micrographic surgery) is a skin cancer treatment technique developed by Dr. Frederic Mohs at the University of Wisconsin in the 1930s that differs from other skin cancer treatments by performing the immediate and complete microscopic examination of removed cancerous tissue that[...]
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CMS Announces Revisions To Nursing Home Rating System
February 22, 2015
On February 12, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced revisions to its often-criticized system of rating nursing homes in the United States, which prospective nursing home residents and their families may rely on in selecting nursing home care. CM[...]
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Dirty Endoscopes, Deadly Consequences
February 21, 2015
Modern medicine offers more alternatives and procedures to help diagnose and treat medical conditions. The use of an endoscope (a flexible (or rigid) tube with a light and video camera attached to the end that is introduced into the body through an incision or existing opening that offers a mi[...]
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