Medical Malpractice Payout Statistics For 2012
May 4, 2013
The results of an analysis of the medical malpractice payouts during 2012 that are reported in the National Practitioner Data Bank have been recently published. The analysis found that there were 12,142 total medical malpractice payouts in the United States during 2012, representing $3.6 billion i[...]
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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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Our 600th Consecutive Daily Blog Post
October 24, 2012
Today we celebrate our 600th consecutive daily blog post. Our milestone makes us proud because we have covered many relevant and timely topics that have provided our readers with information that they could use at the time they needed the information the most. The responses to our blog have been tre[...]
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Risk Of Nursing Home Fall Injuries Increases With SSRI Use
October 21, 2012
A British study regarding the use of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) for nursing home residents has shown an association between the use of SSRIs and an increased risk of falls causing injuries in nursing homes, with the risk increasing as the dose is increased. The study also s[...]
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Chronology Of The Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
October 14, 2012
By now most people in the United States have heard about the current outbreak of fungal meningitis in the United States that has been linked to contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by a compounding pharmacy headquartered in Massachusetts. Three lots of the potentially contaminated[...]
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What Is A “Compounding Pharmacy”?
October 12, 2012
With the current attention being focused on the fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States that appears to be the result of contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by the compounding pharmacy, New England Compounding Center (“NECC”), you may wonder, what is a compou[...]
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Update By The CDC
October 11, 2012
On October 10, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued an update regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in which it reported that there have been 137 cases of fungal meningitis allegedly associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections in 1[...]
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Maryland’s New Physician Advertising Law
October 8, 2012
Maryland enacted a new law regarding advertising by physicians that became effective on October 1, 2012. The new law can be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Health Occupations Article, Section 14-503, and is entitled “Advertising.” The intent of Section 14-503 is described as [...]
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