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Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (Chronic Lyme Disease)

September 3, 2014

We often receive calls and inquiries from people throughout the United States who have chronic Lyme disease (properly called post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome) who claim that their healthcare providers failed to timely and properly diagnose their Lyme disease and/or misdiagnosed their Lyme di[...]

Nursing Homes May Manipulate The Medicare Star-Rating System

August 30, 2014

Medicare employs a five-star quality rating system for nursing homes throughout the United States. Nursing homes that receive a five-star rating are supposed to be the best in the nation – only about one-fifth of the more than 15,000 nursing homes in the United States have received a five-sta[...]

MediBid.com: Got Cash To Pay For A Doctor? Let Doctors Bid For Your Business.

August 14, 2014

In a nod to consumers who are increasingly using online services to buy just about whatever they need (or desire), a website called MediBid.com offers a service connecting patients who are willing to pay cash, with doctors and health care facilities who are willing to bid for their business. Abou[...]

Florida Nursing Home Malpractice Case Alleges Wrongful Death

August 9, 2014

A Florida nursing home negligence case that was filed in July 2014 alleges that the Florida nursing home, its management companies, and two former administrators of the nursing home are responsible for the poor care and the resulting death of the nursing home resident who had lived in the nursing [...]

Large Concierge Physician Practice Management Company Faces Antitrust Lawsuit

August 6, 2014

MDVIP, a large concierge physician practice management company with over 700 participating physicians throughout the United States, has been sued for alleged antitrust violations by its much smaller rival, SignatureMD, which has 64 physician participants in the United States. Both companies assist [...]

U.S. Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing On “More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety”

July 21, 2014

On July 17, 2014, the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging held a hearing on the subject entitled, “More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety.” The Subcommittee Cha[...]

Grim Statistics For Nursing Home Residents Who Suffer Hip Fractures

June 27, 2014

In an article appearing in this week’s online edition (June 23, 2014) of JAMA Internal Medicine, it was reported that among the Medicare population studied who suffered a hip fracture, 13% died within three months, 24% died within twelve months, and only 50% of those who survived at least six [...]

What Are MCOs, HMOs, and PPOs?

June 26, 2014

In a recent Maryland appellate court decision that invalidated a large Maryland medical malpractice verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the Maryland Court of Appeals discussed the differences among Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”), Preferred Provider Organizations (“PPOs[...]

More Than 2,500 Georgia Doctors Do Not Have Medical Malpractice Insurance

June 9, 2014

More than 2,500 doctors in Georgia do not have medical malpractice insurance, representing just under 8% of the total number of doctors licensed in Georgia. Some of the Georgia uninsured doctors have histories of illegal drug use, sexual misconduct, patient deaths, and other serious misconduct. A la[...]

VA Health Care Scandal: What Other Issues Plague The VA?

June 4, 2014

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has come under recent but prolonged fire for the manner in which the VA handles the scheduling of veterans’ medical appointments and how the VA falsely reported the amount of time it took for veterans to receive medical services through the VA healt[...]

Doctors Practicing Medicine Not Highest Paid In Medical Industry

June 1, 2014

If you thought that physicians providing health care to patients were at or near the top of the list of the highest earners in the medical industry, you would be wrong — they are in the middle of the pack. An analysis undertaken on behalf of The New York Times found that the base pay […[...]

4 Medical Malpractice Falsehoods Reformers Need You To Believe

May 29, 2014

The following are some of the medical malpractice falsehoods often promoted by those with a financial interest in so-called medical malpractice tort reforms that harm the most seriously injured victims of medical malpractice by preventing them from being fully compensated for their losses: 1. Medica[...]

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