Maryland Expands Board of Physicians Powers
October 8, 2013
As a result of a new Maryland law that became effective on October 1, 2013, the Maryland State Board of Physicians (“Board”) is now authorized to issue cease and desist orders to physicians and others that it regulates to stop specific acts, such as prescribing controlled dangerous su[...]
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Plastic Surgery Malpractice Statistics
October 7, 2013
While many people think of elective surgery designed to enhance one’s physical appearance when they think of plastic surgery, plastic surgery is a godsend for people who have suffered physical injuries due to accidents, have congenital deformities, or have suffered trauma due to disease. W[...]
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Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Statistics
October 5, 2013
A large medical malpractice insurance company recently studied 1,800 reported adverse incidents and claims involving nurse practitioners that were closed between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011 and subsequently reviewed and analyzed 200 of the claims against nurse practitioners that re[...]
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Pennsylvania Cancer Misdiagnosis Death Case Settled for $2.4M
October 4, 2013
The family of a 49-year-old woman who died from allegedly misdiagnosed vulvar cancer (late diagnosis of her cancer) recently settled their medical malpractice claim against a large Pennsylvania hospital where the medical negligence was claimed to have occurred. The $2.4 million settlement was reache[...]
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Hospital Rape Case Settled
October 3, 2013
A woman who was allegedly raped by a male certified nursing assistant in a Las Vegas, Nevada hospital in 2008 reached a confidential settlement of her lawsuit against the hospital on September 20, 2013 (the case was scheduled to begin trial on September 23, 2013). The woman was one of six women who[...]
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Study Finds Premarin Linked To Higher Risk Of Clots
October 2, 2013
A study published on September 30, 2013 in JAMA Internal Medicine found that women who were taking Premarin (conjugated equine estrogen) for menopause had double the risk (odds ratio, 2.08) of developing venous thrombosis (clots in the veins) than woman who took estradiol, both of which are oral es[...]
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5 Medical Malpractice Misperceptions
October 1, 2013
What constitutes medical malpractice and how medical malpractice is defined may differ from state to state in the United States. In general terms, medical malpractice occurs when a medical provider fails to provide care consistent with the required medical standard of care under the circumstances [...]
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