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Does The Increasing Prevalence Of Nurse Practitioners (NP) Providing Primary Care Affect Patient Safety?

June 27, 2017

There are more than 234,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) licensed in the United States, and they practice in every state and in the District of Columbia, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). 89.2% of NPs are certified in an area of primary care (62.4% are certified in p[...]

Premature Deaths In Australian Nursing Homes Increased More Than 400% In Ten Years

June 24, 2017

Research recently published in The Medical Journal of Australia found that deaths due to injury or violence (“external causes”) in Australian nursing homes increased from 1.2 per 1,000 admissions from 2001 to 2002 to 5.3 per 1,000 admissions in 2011 to 2012, which represents an increase [...]

Facial Injuries In Nursing Home Residents

April 12, 2017

A study published online on March 16, 2017 in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery analyzed the incidence of facial injuries (facial trauma) in nursing home residents in the United States. The study found that there were 109,795 nursing home residents who required emergen[...]

Why Can’t I Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer To Take My Case?

April 7, 2017

An increasing number of medical malpractice victims throughout the United States are finding it increasingly more difficult to find medical malpractice lawyers in their state who are willing to represent them in a medical malpractice claim. Why is this so, and what can these medical malpractice vict[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims Paid On Behalf Of U.S. Physicians Declined By 55.7%

March 30, 2017

A study published online on March 27, 2017 in the respected medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that medical malpractice claims paid on behalf of physicians in the United States fell by 55.7% from 1992 to 2014. However, the mean compensation amounts paid for physician medical malpractice cl[...]

New Study Finds Rude Or Disrespectful Surgeons Associated With More Surgical And Medical Complications

February 19, 2017

A study published in the medical journal JAMA Surgery on February 15, 2017 found that patients whose surgeons were associated with higher numbers of unsolicited patient observations in the 24 months prior to their operation experienced more surgical and medical complications than did patients receiv[...]

Did Nominee For HHS Secretary Buy Stock, Then Introduce Legislation To Benefit The Company?

January 17, 2017

CNN reported on January 16, 2017 that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Representative Tom Price, had bought stock in a medical device company that manufactures hip and knee replacements (Zimmer Biomet) in March 2016, and [...]

Maryland Has Highest Hospitalization Rate For Opioid Use

January 16, 2017

Between 2005 and 2014, the rate of opioid-related inpatient hospital stays in the United States increased 64.1%, from 136.8 per 100,000 population in 2005 to 224.6 per 100,000 population in 2014, representing a 5.7% average annual growth rate. During the same period, the rate of opioid-related ED vi[...]

Detroit Medical Malpractice Claim For 9-Year-Old’s Death Following Tonsillectomy

January 8, 2017

The mother of a 9-year-old who died within three hours after being discharged from a Detroit-area hospital on December 8, 2016 following what was supposed to be a routine, 30-minute tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy has provided notice that she intends to file a Michigan medical malpractice claim agai[...]

FDA Issues Safety Warning Regarding Anesthesia Use In Pregnant Women, Young Children

December 29, 2016

On December 14, 2016, the FDA issued a drug safety communication regarding the use of general anesthesia and sedatives for pregnant women and for young children, informing health care providers, parents, and caregivers of children younger than three years, and pregnant women in their third trimester[...]

Baltimore Sun Commentary: “Ban Medical Malpractice Lawsuits”

December 28, 2016

On December 27, 2016, the Baltimore Sun published a commentary entitled “Ban medical malpractice lawsuits” that was written by someone whose qualifications to propose such included his PhD in chemical engineering and his retirement from Dupont in 1985. The commentator wrote, “Aboli[...]

$19.3 Billion Recovered By U.S. In Health Care Fraud Claims

December 26, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 14, 2016 that the Department of Justice had recovered $19.3 billion in health care fraud claims from January 2009 to September 30, 2016, which was 57% of the health care fraud dollars recovered in the 30 years since the 1986 amendments to the Fals[...]

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