One In Five New Nursing Home Residents Fall In First Thirty Days
June 30, 2012
A recently published study that reviewed data from Medicare and Medicaid involving more than 230,000 new nursing home residents in almost 10,000 nursing homes throughout the United States during 2006 found that 21% of them fell at least one time during their first 30 days in the nursing home. Falls[...]
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$90.5 Million West Virginia Nursing Home Verdict Challenged
June 29, 2012
On June 28, 2012, the lawyers for the parties in a nursing home negligence case that resulted in a jury verdict in the amount of $90.5 million ($10 million for the alleged wrongful death of a nursing home resident and $80 million in punitive damages, based on claims of ordinary negligence, medical [...]
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$55 Million Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict
June 27, 2012
On June 25, 2012, after more than 11 hours of deliberations, a Maryland medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the parents of a newborn who suffered permanent brain damage, cerebral palsy, mental and physical disabilities, acute renal failure, and other serious injuries as a res[...]
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Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Kidney Failure
June 19, 2012
On May 18, 2012, a medical malpractice jury in Georgia awarded just over $1 million to a man who had filed a medical malpractice lawsuit that claimed that his doctor had failed to order necessary blood tests and urine tests that should have been ordered and would have prevented the patient fro[...]
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Hospital Safety In The U.S.
June 17, 2012
A non-profit group of employers and private healthcare experts in the United States has issued a report in which it grades safety in hospitals in the U.S. based on the safety of patients. About 400 patients in U.S. hospitals die as a result of hospital errors every day. Those hospital errors [...]
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Washington State Medical Malpractice Statistical Summary 2011
June 13, 2012
Earlier this month, the Office of Insurance Commissioner for Washington State issued its 2011 Medical Malpractice Statistical Summary for medical malpractice lawsuits that were resolved in Washington State between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011, as reported by attorneys. The attorneys were [...]
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