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Between 100,000 And 1,000,000 People Die Each Year From Counterfeit Drugs

September 8, 2015

The World Health Organization estimates that between 100,000 and 1,000,000 people die each year due to counterfeit drugs. The World Health Organization estimated in 2012 that the worldwide counterfeit drug trade was worth $431 billion per year, and is growing. In 2006, the World Health Organization[...]

New Study Of Orthopedic Medical Malpractice Claims

September 3, 2015

A study released on August 27, 2015 by The Doctors Company, which is the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurance company in the United States, analyzed 1,895 medical malpractice claims made against orthopedists insured by The Doctors Company that were closed between 2007 and 2014. Th[...]

California Superior Court Decision Protects Unrepresented Nursing Home Residents

July 7, 2015

In a written opinion filed on June 24, 2015, the Superior Court of the State of California County of Alameda (“Superior Court”) determined that a California law that nursing homes had been using since 1992 to justify making unilateral decisions regarding medical care and treatment pro[...]

Four Michigan Hospitals Sued for Alleged Unlawful Agreement To Limit Their Marketing

June 29, 2015

On June 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against four Michigan hospital systems, each of which were the only hospitals in the Michigan counties they served, alleging that they unlawfully agreed to allocate terr[...]

Largest Medicare Fraud Sweep Involving $712M In Alleged Medicare False Billings

June 24, 2015

On June 18, 2015, the U.S. Attorney General and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the largest nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, resulting in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, fo[...]

9 Baby Deaths Following Open Heart Surgery At Florida Hospital

June 9, 2015

On June 2, 2015, the ninth baby died after having heart surgery at a Florida hospital that opened its pediatric open heart surgery program in December 2011. CNN has reported that the death rate for babies after open heart surgery at the Florida hospital between 2011 and 2013 was 12.5%, which is thr[...]

Study: MRSA Transmission In Nursing Homes

June 1, 2015

The results of a study published online on May 26, 2015 in the medical journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology entitled, Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to Healthcare Workers Gowns and Gloves During Care of Nursing Home Residents, concluded: ̶[...]

New Analysis Of CMS’ Nursing Home Compare Website Data

May 21, 2015

There are over 15,500 nursing homes in the United States that are certified to provide care to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries (92% of the nursing homes are certified by both), which provide care for approximately 1.3 million residents every day. Seventy-percent of those nursing homes are for-p[...]

65% Of U.S. Cancer Patients Survive At Least 5 Years

May 15, 2015

A recent analysis by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found the 65% of patients in the United States who have cancer survive at least five years after diagnosis. National health goals in the United States include a goal of 71.1% for 5-year cancer survival rates after initial[...]

Study Finds Banned Medicare Miscreants Still Able To Bill State Medicaid Programs

May 5, 2015

A recent analysis of federal and state data by Reuters found that more than one-in-five of the physicians and other health care providers who have been banned from participating in Medicare nonetheless were able to bill state Medicaid programs: Reuters found 1,800 physicians and other health care p[...]

D.C. Medical Malpractice Verdicts In 2014

April 23, 2015

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia (“D.C. Superior Court”) is the trial court of general jurisdiction for the District of Columbia, which was established by the U.S. Congress in 1970. The D.C. Superior Court consists of a chief judge, 61 associate judges, and 24 magistra[...]

Emergency Medicine Medical Malpractice Claims Statistics

April 19, 2015

The results of a recent study of medical malpractice claims involving emergency medicine that were closed between 2007 and 2013 by the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurance company found that issues related to diagnosis are the main reason that emergency room physicians are sued f[...]

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