Medical Malpractice Settlements May Cost Cook County $24 Million
February 11, 2013
Cook County, Illinois is facing the possibility that it will pay $24 million in medical malpractice settlements related to its public health system. Upwards of $20 million may be paid to settle one medical malpractice claim involving a now 3-year-old who suffered permanent irreversible brain dam[...]
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Too Tired To Save A Life
February 10, 2013
On December 21, 2012, an aide at a nursing home facility located in Waconia, Minnesota failed to perform CPR on a nursing home resident, claiming that he was “too tired” to perform CPR, after which the resident died. While some nursing home residents choose to instruct their healt[...]
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Connecticut Nursing Home Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault
February 9, 2013
The family of a former Connecticut nursing home resident has filed a lawsuit against the nursing home, alleging that the nursing home resident was sexually assaulted in her room by an unknown person, on or about July 17, 2010. The resident died a few weeks after the alleged incident. The family[...]
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Nursing Home Claims Characteristics
February 8, 2013
The results of a study reported in 2011 regarding nursing home claims made against nursing homes operated by the five largest nursing home chains in the United States (for the period from 2000 through 2006 for one of the nursing home chains, the period from 2000 through 2005 for a second chain of [...]
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Universal Protocol For Preventing Surgical Malpractice
February 7, 2013
The Joint Commission is a non-profit, independent organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission Board of Commissioners promulgated the “Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedu[...]
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5 Common Medical Malpractice Claims
February 6, 2013
1. Poor Technical Skill When doctors perform medical procedures or surgeons operate on patients and they do not have sufficient experience or skill in performing the procedures, bad outcomes due to substandard medical treatment may be the result. When poor technical skill or lack of experience resul[...]
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