New York Medical Malpractice Claims And Complaints
October 13, 2011
The New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct (“Board”) was created in 1976 to administer New York’s physician discipline program. The Board’s stated mission is to protect the public from medical negligence, incompetence and other kinds of professional misconduct.[...]
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California Medical Malpractice Claims And Complaints
October 12, 2011
The Medical Board of California, which is responsible to protect health care consumers through the enforcement of the California Medical Practice Act and is also responsible for licensing and regulating physicians, surgeons, and certain allied health care professionals such as midwives, issued its [...]
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Top Ten Nursing Home Deficiencies In The United States
September 30, 2011
For 2009, the top ten deficiencies found in nursing homes in the United States were: 10. Housekeeping (21% of certified nursing facilities in the United States were cited for housekeeping deficiencies in 2009); 9. Pressure sores (21% of certified nursing facilities in the United States were cited[...]
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U.S. Medical School Graduates In 2010
September 26, 2011
One of the many complaints lodged by medical malpractice tort reformists is that doctors are fleeing the practice of medicine because of their fear of “frivolous” medical malpractice lawsuits. The fear-mongers warn that there will soon be not enough doctors in the United States because[...]
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Medical Malpractice Tort Reform – At What Cost?
September 17, 2011
The political pundits pushing for what they call “tort reform” have enjoyed many successes in recent years. Many states have enacted laws that have placed a “cap” on the maximum amount of money that can be recovered from negligent doctors and other careless health care provi[...]
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Issues With Surgical Mesh Used For Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
September 4, 2011
Surgical mesh is a medical device made from porous absorbable or non-absorbable synthetic material or absorbable biologic material used during surgery to repair weakened or damaged tissue. In women with certain gynecological problems, surgical mesh is permanently implanted to reinforce the weakened [...]
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Feds Test The Medical Malpractice Reform Waters
August 28, 2011
On January 24, 2011, a bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives (H.R. 5) that would have made changes to medical malpractice laws on the federal level. If H.R. 5 became law, the new law would be known as the “Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare�[...]
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Tort Reformers Want YOU To Pay For Medical Mistakes
July 24, 2011
Those who advocate for so-called “tort reform” want to limit the amount of legitimate past, present, and future medical expenses that can be recovered from negligent medical providers. They do so by arguing that there needs to be “caps”(maximum amounts) that people can reco[...]
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What Happens During A Medical Malpractice Trial?
June 27, 2011
Once the formal medical malpractice claim has been filed, the parties to the claim have completed their discovery requests and responses, and any pre-trial motions are heard and decided by the judge or the head of the other forum deciding the case, the medical malpractice case is ready for trial o[...]
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