Former New York Surgeon Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Federal Prison
March 22, 2014
A former New York orthopedic surgeon who admitted to defrauding the U.S. government and health insurance providers in a scheme that ran from 2007 and 2011, during which the surgeon and his medical practice filed claims in excess of $35 million that resulted in $13 million in payments, was sentence[...]
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Statistics Regarding Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
March 5, 2014
Nursing homes are increasingly incorporating arbitration agreements into admission documents signed by incoming residents that require claims arising out of the care (or the lack of care) at the nursing home to be arbitrated instead of being filed in court and tried before a jury. By agreeing ah[...]
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Florida Breast Augmentation Surgery Leads To Coma, Brain Damage
February 7, 2014
An 18-year-old Florida woman who elected to have breast augmentation surgery in August 2013 at a cosmetic surgery center located in Miami, Florida experienced a depressed heart rate shortly after the surgery and had atropine administered by the anesthesiologist and needed chest compressions. She wa[...]
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Physical Therapy Malpractice Settlement
December 26, 2013
The malpractice insurance company for a physical therapist settled a physical therapy malpractice claim against its insured by paying more than $200,000 to the patient, and paying more than $90,000 for legal expenses. The plaintiff was a nine-year-old child with cerebral palsy who the physical t[...]
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This Is Our 1,000th Consecutive Daily Blog
November 28, 2013
Today, we proudly celebrate our 1,000th consecutive daily blog — we began daily blogging on March 5, 2011. Along the way, we have attempted to provide information that educates, illustrates, and explains the varied issues involving medical malpractice and health care in the United States. [...]
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Who Employs The Doctor Who Treats You In The Hospital?
November 27, 2013
When you go to the hospital to receive medical care for an acute or chronic condition, you often do not have a choice of the doctors who will treat you. When you arrive at the hospital emergency room, you probably have never been treated in the past by the doctor who treats you and you probably h[...]
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