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Former Indiana Surgeon Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

October 20, 2012

On October 12, 2012, a former Indiana surgeon was sentenced by a federal judge to seven years in federal prison, twice the amount of time recommended by federal sentencing guidelines, as a result of his conviction for billing patients and their insurance companies for procedures that he had not per[...]

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[...]

Medical Malpractice Claim In UK For Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosed 30 Times

October 13, 2012

A 33-year-old mother of four minor children died from cervical cancer in July, 2012 after her doctors and other medical providers in England failed on 30 occasions to diagnose her cervical cancer. The woman’s ordeal began in 2010 when pre-cancerous cells were removed from her cervix. In Ja[...]

Study Finds Majority Of Retracted Scientific Articles Were Withdrawn Due To Misconduct

October 9, 2012

Physicians and other medical professionals base their treatment and care decisions not only on their current knowledge, education, and experience, but also rely on continuing medical research throughout the United States and the world that adds to their medical expertise, their treatment options, an[...]

$429.2 Million In Fraudulent Medicare Billings: 91 People Charged

October 5, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 4, 2012 that 91 nurses, physicians, and other medical providers in seven U.S. cities (listed below) have been criminally charged for alleged false billings to Medicare that totaled $429.2 million (more than $230 million in home health care fraud[...]

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Appellate Decision On Burden Of Proof

September 30, 2012

A decision was reached on September 24, 2012 in a New Jersey medical malpractice case that was appealed from the Superior Court of New Jersey. The case involved the issue of whether the trial judge properly permitted the burden of proof in the medical malpractice case to shift from the medical malpr[...]

U.S. Supreme Court To Decide If North Carolina Medical Malpractice Law Is Valid

September 28, 2012

On September 25, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) agreed to hear and decide an appeal arising from a North Carolina medical malpractice settlement that will decide if a North Carolina law that allows recovery of funds spent on providing medical care to the poor [...]

Chiropractor Malpractice Statistics

September 27, 2012

Quoting from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chiropractors treat patients with health problems of the musculoskeletal system, which is made up of bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal manipulation and other techniqu[...]

Use Medical Due Diligence To Avoid Medical Mistakes

September 25, 2012

One effective way to reduce your risk of becoming the victim of medical malpractice is to do your research before agreeing to receive medical treatment from a particular doctor or a particular hospital. More and more states in the United States, and the federal government, are making information wit[...]

Hospital Error Rates For Chronically Ill Children

September 23, 2012

In a study of data regarding children who were hospitalized during 2006 in 38 states in the United States, researchers found that 44.1 % of hospitalized children had a least one chronic condition such as cancer, asthma, or digestive disorders (the researchers found that 22.3% of children who were[...]

Maryland Surgery Center Closed Due To Infections

September 22, 2012

A cosmetic surgery center located in Baltimore County, Maryland that refers to itself as a “med spa” was forced to close on September 19, 2012 by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DHMH”) and the Baltimore County Department of Health after three of its lip[...]

New Court Decision Regarding Illinois Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

September 21, 2012

In a written opinion filed on September 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (“Illinois Supreme Court”) in a case captioned Sue Carter v. SSC Odin Operating Company, LLC(2012 IL 113204) decided two issues: (1) whether an arbitration agreement between a resident of a [...]

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