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Universal Protocol For Preventing Surgical Malpractice

February 7, 2013

The Joint Commission is a non-profit, independent organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission Board of Commissioners promulgated the “Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedu[...]

5 Common Medical Malpractice Claims

February 6, 2013

1. Poor Technical Skill When doctors perform medical procedures or surgeons operate on patients and they do not have sufficient experience or skill in performing the procedures, bad outcomes due to substandard medical treatment may be the result. When poor technical skill or lack of experience resul[...]

2 Big Myths Regarding Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies’ Profits And Losses

February 3, 2013

There is so much misinformation and just plain false information regarding the reasons for rising medical malpractice insurance premiums that have been offered as the basis for the need for so-called medical malpractice “reforms” that we wanted to address two of these myths, espe[...]

5 Common Hospital Medical Malpractice Claim Allegations

January 29, 2013

What are five of the most common hospital medical malpractice claim allegations, based on research of jury verdicts and medical malpractice insurance claims data? 1. Medication Errors Hospital medication errors include patients being given the wrong medication, patients being given the wrong d[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice $1.3 Million Jury Verdict For Paralysis Leading To Death

January 23, 2013

On January 17, 2013, a medical malpractice jury in a conservative jurisdiction in Maryland returned a verdict in favor of the surviving daughter of a patient and the patient’s estate for the alleged unnecessary paralysis and subsequent death of a 77-year-old woman who had arrived at a hospita[...]

Medical Malpractice Defense Expenses Rising Faster Than Settlement Amounts

January 9, 2013

Medical malpractice insurance companies are responsible to pay not only the amount of settlements reached in medical malpractice cases and the amount of judgments entered against their insureds, but also the expenses in defending the medical malpractice claims made against their insureds. The so-cal[...]

Nurse Practitioner Malpractice And Physician Assistant Malpractice Claims

January 6, 2013

There are 86,500 certified physician assistants (“PAs”) in the United States currently, which is a 100% increase from ten years ago. The number of nurse practitioners (“NPs”) has increased from 111,000 in 2003 to about 155,000 currently. PAs are allowed to prescribe medicat[...]

Physician Monitoring Programs Reduce Medical Malpractice Claims By 20%

January 4, 2013

When physicians suffer from alcohol abuse, drug dependency problems, or mental health issues, they are often referred to physician health programs (“PHPs”) that provide monitoring of their medical practices while they undergo necessary treatment, either voluntarily or involuntarily. [...]

New York City Medical Malpractice Claim Statistics For Fiscal Year 2011

January 1, 2013

On December 27, 2012, New York City’s Comptroller, John C. Lui, issued the official City of New York Office of the Comptroller Claims Report Fiscal Year 2011 concerning all claims against the City of New York for Fiscal Year 2011 that totalled $550.4 million in payments for settlements and ju[...]

Does Medical Malpractice Causing Oxygen Deprivation At Birth Lead To ADHD Later In Life?

December 25, 2012

A not-too-uncommon basis for medical malpractice claims involving devastating injuries suffered by newborns alleges that the medical providers involved in the labor and delivery failed to timely diagnose and respond to medical problems with the mother and/or the fetus during childbirth or failed[...]

North Dakota Medical Malpractice Claim By Physician-Wife Against Surgeon-Husband

December 8, 2012

On November 23, 2012, a pediatrician from Fargo, North Dakota filed a medical malpractice case against her estranged husband, a surgeon, claiming that he injected her with Propofol and then sexually assaulted her. The medical malpractice case was filed by the wife two days after her husband was [...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Newborn’s Suffocation Death

December 4, 2012

On August 9, 2009, a 21-year-old mother who had given birth by Cesarean section less than 24 hours earlier was exhausted from both the delivery and from the strong multiple pain medications given to her during the delivery. Nonetheless, the first-time mother wanted to nurse her baby girl and the ho[...]

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