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TOP RATED HOSPITALS OFFER BETTER PATIENT SAFETY

March 11, 2011

HealthGrades, an independent source of physician information and hospital quality outcomes, has recently issued the results of a study that found that patients have a 46% lower risk of experiencing a patient safety incident at a top-rated hospital compared to a poorly-rated hospital. The findings we[...]

MARYLAND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWS – CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

March 10, 2011

A bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly during the 2011 Session to entrench the affirmative defense of contributory negligence in Maryland. In general terms, contributory negligence is conduct on the part of the injured person which falls below the standard of care to which the i[...]

THE COST OF REPEALING OBAMACARE

March 9, 2011

In March, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which would substantially overhaul healthcare in the United States. Since then, some opponents of the new laws have referred to the changes int[...]

HEALTH CARE COSTS AND TORT REFORM

March 8, 2011

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stated that tort reform might reduce health care costs by 0.5 percent, saving approximately $11 billion out of a total of $2.5 trillion in health care costs annually. The actual costs of malpractice insurance premiums, court verdicts, and the[...]

USE OF THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH HEALTHCARE INFORMATION

March 7, 2011

According to the Bupa Health Pulse 2010 international healthcare survey of over 12,000 people in 12 countries, nearly half (46%) of people who use the internet to search for health information do so to self-diagnose. The survey further notes that 68% of the respondents used the internet to find i[...]

SOME CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS ARE PREVENTABLE

March 6, 2011

Catheters are used to help people urinate when they are unable to do so on their own. Proper sterile procedures are required when using a catheter. When not done properly, the placement or removal of a catheter can subject the patient to unnecessary risk of infection. An estimated 17% to 69% of C[...]

HOW OFTEN ARE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS MADE?

March 5, 2011

It is often difficult to find accurate information regarding medical malpractice claims in the United States due to misinformation. However, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), which is part of the Data Bank, is a confidential information clearinghouse created by Congress to improve health[...]

Physical Symptoms Involvement in Medical Malpractice

February 25, 2011

A common way that physical symptoms can be involved in a medical malpractice case is due to an undiagnosed or misdiagnosed medical condition causing the symptoms. As this article explains, failure to diagnose a medical condition can lead to a medical malpractice suit, especially if the undiagnosed o[...]

Medical Procedures That We May Not Need

February 18, 2011

An estimated one fifth to one third of U.S. health-care costs, at least $500 billion a year, goes toward tests and treatments that do not benefit patients, according to an article in Newsweek. It has been proposed that every medical specialty has at least five procedures that are done at a high cost[...]

Who benefits from tort reform?

February 12, 2011

In order to cut through the misinformation about lawsuits and tort reform, we recommend this report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO is a nonpartisan organization that provides economic and budget analyses Congress needs to make its budgeting decisions.[...]

The truth about tort reform

February 2, 2011

There are lots of myths and misinformation out there that deceive people into thinking that lawsuits have become excessive and are causing many problems in America. In part, drug, oil, and insurance companies are responsible because they’ve spent millions to generate and spread these falsehoods. [...]

More on medically unnecessary stents

January 30, 2011

The fact that stent manufacturers have been encouraging doctors to implant them in patients and that some doctors have complied is even more medically irresponsible due in light of a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine. You can read more about the report here, but we’ll highli[...]

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