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Hospital Fall Statistics In The United States

April 26, 2025

Although hospital falls have been decreasing over the past several years, they remain a significant problem. Patient falls are the most common adverse events reported in hospitals. Each year, roughly 700,000 to 1 million patient falls occur in U.S. hospitals resulting in around 250,000 injuries and[...]

Iowa Doctor Sued Five Times For Malpractice Being Charged By Medical Board For Incompetence

April 5, 2025

According to the Iowa Capital Dispatch, Dr. Michael J. Page of Polk County, who has been sued at least five times for medical malpractice, is now facing disciplinary charges of incompetence and unprofessional conduct filed by the Iowa Board of Medicine. The specific charges are reported to be for pr[...]

Federal Judge Allows Some Class-Action Claims To Proceed Against UnitedHealth Group For Denying Coverage To Its Customers

April 1, 2025

The Allegations Plaintiffs claim in their class-action lawsuit that UnitedHealthcare (UHC) used an artificial intelligence program, nH Predict AI Model (“nH Predict”), in lieu of physicians to make coverage determinations. nH Predict compares the specific patient with similar patients and recomm[...]

False Claims Act Settlements And Judgments Exceeded $2.9B in Fiscal Year 2024

March 26, 2025

The False Claims Act imposes treble damages and penalties on those who knowingly and falsely claim money from the United States or knowingly fail to pay money owed to the United States. The False Claims Act thus safeguards government programs and operations that provide access to medical care, suppo[...]

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Plaintiff Did Not Have Standing In Medical Information Data Breach Lawsuit

March 16, 2025

The plaintiff, Rebecca Petta, filed a class-action complaint in the circuit court of Champaign County against the defendant, Christie Business Holdings Company, P.C., doing business as Christie Clinic (“Christie”). The complaint alleged that Christie negligently failed to prevent its pat[...]

$3.3M California Verdict For Failure To Disclose Hip Fracture Resulting From Visitor’s Fall At Hospital

March 9, 2025

On May 13, 2019, Denise Wood went to visit her mother at St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California. While walking through the hospital, she slipped on a liquid substance left unattended on the floor and immediately experienced severe pain. A hospital employee instructed Denise to go to the[...]

More Than Half Of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Contain Errors

March 7, 2025

A study published on JAMA Network on June 9, 2020 entitled “Frequency and Types of Patient-Reported Errors in Electronic Health Record Ambulatory Care Notes” stated: “Errors in electronic health records (EHRs) are common. At least half of EHRs may contain an error, many relate[...]

Federal Court Holds D.C. Violated Integration Mandate For Certain Nursing Home Residents

March 2, 2025

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia held in its December 31, 2024 Opinion: “the Court finds that the District of Columbia has failed to comply with the integration mandate of Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999), thereby violating the Americans with D[...]

Can AI Prevent Medical Malpractice?

March 1, 2025

The American Medical Association (AMA) reported on February 25, 2025 the results of a survey of physicians regarding their use of AI (augmented intelligence or artificial intelligence): “Nearly two-thirds of physicians, 66%, surveyed reported using health care AI—often called artificial inte[...]

Can Failure To Use AI Be Medical Malpractice?

February 28, 2025

An article that appeared in The Harvard Gazette in November 2020 stated, in part: “The excitement over AI [artificial intelligence] these days isn’t because the concept is new. It’s owing to rapid progress in a branch called machine learning, which takes advantage of recent advances in com[...]

FDA Investigating Listeria Outbreak In Nursing Homes Linked To Lyons ReadyCare And Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes

February 23, 2025

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes. On November 25, 2024, FDA was notified about an outbreak of&nb[...]

California’s Physicians Make Decisions Act Went Into Effect On January 1, 2025, Limiting AI Health Claims Decisions

February 22, 2025

In recent years, insurers have increasingly turned to AI to process claims and prior authorization requests. While these tools can improve efficiency, they also raise concerns about inaccuracies and bias in healthcare decision-making. Errors in algorithm-driven denials of care have, in some cases, r[...]

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