How Do Medical Malpractice Claims REALLY Affect Doctors?
September 20, 2011
Doctors are constantly complaining that the fear of medical malpractice claims has changed the way they practice medicine, has increased health care costs, and has caused doctors to flee the profession due to high medical malpractice insurance premiums and “frivolous lawsuits.” How have [...]
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Physical Therapy Medical Malpractice
September 15, 2011
Physical therapists are health care professionals who provide essential medical care to help restore and maintain physical functioning for their patients. They accomplish their responsibilities by examining, evaluating, and diagnosing their patients’ movement, providing diagnoses regarding[...]
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Why Do Doctors Hate Medical Malpractice Lawyers So Much?
September 13, 2011
Doctors and lawyers are like the Republicans and the Democrats — doctors can’t stand being in the same room with lawyers but tend to remain somewhat civil when they’re forced to be together. However, once they are amongst themselves, they tend to spew insults (or worse) towards [...]
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Reporting Medical Malpractice Payments To The NPDB
September 10, 2011
The stated reasons behind the law that created the National Practitioner Data Bank were the increasing incidents of medical malpractice litigation and the need to improve the quality of medical care that became a national problem that required greater efforts than could be undertaken by the indivi[...]
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An Analysis Of Wrong Site And Wrong Patient Surgeries
September 8, 2011
A study reported in 2010 of wrong site and wrong patient surgeries was based on an analysis of a database covering the period from January 1, 2002 to June 1, 2008 of a Colorado medical malpractice insurance company that insured approximately 6,000 physicians in Colorado. The database included [...]
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FDA Updates Labeling For RECLAST
September 6, 2011
RECLAST (active ingredient zoledronic acid) is a prescription medication manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. On September 2, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a labeling update for Reclast to b[...]
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Labor Day Musings From Medical Malpractice Lawyers Dot Com
September 5, 2011
Labor Day in the United States is a federal holiday that is observed on the first Monday in September. Labor Day celebrates the economic and the social contributions of workers in the United States. We, at medicalmalpracticelawyers.com, wish to thank each and every worker in the United States who to[...]
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Diabetes Drug Actos May Increase Risk Of Bladder Cancer
September 2, 2011
Actos (pioglitazone as the single ingredient) is a prescription medication used in the treatment of diabetes. It is used to improve control of blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Medications containing pioglitazone (pioglitazone is the single ingredient in Actos) have been filled by[...]
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