CDC Study Shows Large Increase In Childbirth Complications
December 28, 2012
A recent study by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) found a 75% increase in emergencies during childbirth between 1998 and 2009, and that severe complications for women more than doubled in the days immediately following delivery during the same time period. There was found to[...]
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Medical Malpractice And Surgical “Never Events”
December 24, 2012
A “never event” is a medical error that is “unacceptable and eminently preventable” and therefore should never occur. The term was first used by the National Quality Forum (NQF) in 2001 and resulted in a list of “never events” that are clearly identifiable and m[...]
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Physician Opinions Regarding Medical Malpractice Tort Reform
December 5, 2012
The results of an online survey of the opinions of 1,548 physicians throughout the United States that was conducted between August 31, 2012 and October 31, 2012 regarding medical malpractice tort reform measures that was published on December 4, 2012 found that 75% of the respondents claimed that [...]
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GAO Report On Medicare Fraud
December 1, 2012
On November 28, 2012, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) filed a report with the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Health Subcommittee regarding Medicare fraud in the United States. The GAO reported that 37% of all successful Medicare fraud prosecut[...]
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Health Trends Statistics For The United States (2011)
November 23, 2012
During the past 22 years ending in 2011, there was a 21.2% improvement in overall health in the United States. The most improvements were seen in the reduction of infant mortality, infectious disease, prevalence of smoking, cardiovascular deaths, and violent crime. Despite these improvements, the[...]
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U.S. Health Statistics For 2011
November 14, 2012
The healthiest state in the United States for 2011 was Vermont, which has consistently moved up the rankings every year since 1998, when it ranked number 17. Which state was number two in 2011? That would be New Hampshire, which moved up from number 3 in 2010. New Hampshire consistently ranks in the[...]
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Texas Medicare Fraud Scheme Results In Long Prison Sentences
November 6, 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that two Texas men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their alleged participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment (“DME”). The manager and driver for a Houston, Texas DME company received prison se[...]
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Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis Disaster In The United States
October 17, 2012
Every week we receive many inquiries from people who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease who want to know if they have a possible medical malpractice claim for the failure of their primary care physicians or other health care providers to order timely and appropriate medical testing for Lyme dis[...]
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