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VA Announces First Annual VA Nursing Home Ratings

July 29, 2018

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) issued its annual VA nursing homes ratings. The VA claims the data show that, overall, the VA’s nursing home system, which is composed of more than 130 community living centers, compares closely with private sector nurs[...]

More Than 150 Nova Scotia Nursing Home Residents Have Severe Pressure Ulcers

July 27, 2018

The Nova Scotia Canada Department of Health and Wellness announced in a press release on June 21, 2018 the specific actions to be taken to address more serious pressure injuries in the province’s long-term care facilities, where 152 stage three and four (most severe) pressure injuries were identif[...]

FDA Issues Safety Communication Regarding Surgical Fires

July 20, 2018

On May 29, 2018, the FDA issued a Safety Communication entitled “Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires and Related Patient Injury: FDA Safety Communication” in which the FDA discusses the factors that increase the risk of surgical fires on or near a patient and also recommends practic[...]

Study Of Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Dural Tears During Spine Surgery

July 19, 2018

A study entitled “Medical Malpractice Claims Following Incidental Durotomy Due to Spinal Surgery” that was published on July 1, 2018 in the medical journal Spine analyzed 48 medical malpractice cases in which the patient suffered a dural tear during spinal surgery. The most frequently oc[...]

Report Finds Pharmaceutical Recalls And Medical Device Recalls Were Up In First Quarter 2018

July 10, 2018

The First Quarter 2018 “Recall Index” published by Stericycle Expert Solutions (“Stericylce,” which “provides global and local expertise before, during, and after a recall threat” and each quarter of the year analyzes cumulative recall data across five product cat[...]

U.S. Health Statistics From 1990 To 2016

July 7, 2018

An analysis entitled “The State of US Health, 1990-2016 Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States” published on April 10, 2018 in JAMA Network reported on trends in the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors at the state level in the United States from 1990 t[...]

CDC Reports Rising Rate Of Falls Leading To Death In Older Adults In The United States

June 30, 2018

The CDC reported on May 11, 2018 that the rate of deaths from falls increased in the United States by 31% from 2007 to 2016 (an average of 3.0% per year), with the largest increase per year among persons aged ≥85 years. In 2016, a total of 29,668 U.S. residents aged ≥65 years (i.e., “older[...]

Updated Medical Malpractice Statistics In The United States

June 29, 2018

On June 25, 2018, the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School (“CJ&D”) released its 10th update to its MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: BY THE NUMBERS briefing book, which compiles the latest statistics and research on issues related to medical malpractice. According to CJ�[...]

FDA Warns About Deaths In Patients With Liquid-Filled Intragastric Balloon Systems Used To Treat Obesity

June 27, 2018

The FDA issued a warning letter to health care providers in the United States on June 4, 2018 regarding reports of deaths in patients with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems used to treat obesity. Since 2016, the FDA has received reports of a total of 12 deaths that occurred in patients with[...]

Recent New York Times Article Highlights Problems Following LASIK Surgery

June 13, 2018

The New York Times published an article on June 11, 2018 entitled “Lasik’s Risks Are Coming Into Sharper Focus – Some patients who undergo the eye surgery report a variety of side effects. They may persist for years, studies show,” which highlights the problems too many LASIK pat[...]

Misplaced/Displaced (Migrated) Filshie Clips

June 9, 2018

We have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries from women throughout the United States who had Filshie clips used during tubal ligation who subsequently got pregnant because the Filshie clips were improperly placed or the Filshie clips migrated, causing unwanted pregnancies and/or severe p[...]

New Study Finds Cardiologists Comfortable With Greater Clinical Uncertainty Following Medical Malpractice Reforms

June 8, 2018

On June 6, 2018, JAMA Cardiology published the results of a study that analyzed “the association of damage caps with specific cardiac care decisions that involve clinical uncertainty, high patient risks, and significant malpractice risk.” The study “found evidence that physicians a[...]

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