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Results Of A Recent Study Of Medical Malpractice Claims In The U.S.

May 24, 2012

A recent study of 10,056 medical malpractice claims in the United States from 2002 through 2005 that involved at least some defense costs sought to determine how many of those claims resulted in medical malpractice litigation, how long the claims took to resolve, and which medical specialties we[...]

New Recommendations Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening

May 23, 2012

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality website, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“Task Force”) is an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the[...]

Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Permanently Injured Newborn

May 21, 2012

On May 18, 2012, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of $9 million after ten days of trial and less than four hours of jury deliberation against two Virginia obstetricians as a result of alleged negligent medical care that resulted in a baby being born severely and [...]

Iowa Nursing Home Fall Results In $15,000 State Fine

May 20, 2012

State nursing home regulators in Iowa have announced that a nursing home in Washington, Iowa has been fined $15,000 as a result of an investigation into a resident’s fall at the nursing home. According to the report of the investigation, the employees of the nursing home were enjoying a Christ[...]

Nevada Medical Malpractice Charges

May 19, 2012

A physician’s assistant who owns and operates a medical spa in Nevada has been charged by the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners with multiple allegations of committing medical malpractice and violating state law. The recent charges are in addition to a previous formal complaint against the s[...]

Medical Malpractice In California Mental Hospitals

May 18, 2012

Five years ago, the federal government sued the State of California in order to force changes at four California state mental hospitals. The allegations included the overuse of patient restraints, the overuse of medications on patients, and poor patient safety. The lawsuit resulted in the federal [...]

Philadelphia $78.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damaged Baby

May 17, 2012

On May 4, 2012, a Philadelphia medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of $78.5 million in favor of the plaintiffs for the severe and permanent brain damage suffered by their newborn that the obstetrician delayed in delivering because he believed that the baby had died in the womb[...]

Increased Risk Of Birth Defects For Babies Conceived By Fertility Treatments

May 16, 2012

Researchers reviewing Australian data regarding 302,811 pregnancies that occurred in Australia between January 1986 and December 2002 that resulted in live births, stillbirths, and terminations of the pregnancies found that the vast majority of the pregnancies were the result of “spontaneou[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Cases Level Off After Six Years Of Decline

May 15, 2012

On May 7, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a report regarding medical malpractice cases filed during calendar year 2011 as compared to the prior six years. For 2011, there were 1,528 medical malpractice cases filed compared to 1,491 for 2010. In 2009, there were 1,533 medical malpractic[...]

$50 Million Settlement Paid By Drug Supplier To Nursing Homes

May 14, 2012

A company that provides drugs to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities recently settled federal civil claims against it that alleged that the company dispensed drugs to nursing homes without proper prescriptions for the medications. The $50 million settlement involves allegations that th[...]

FDA To Decide By June 15th Fate Of First-Ever HIV Prevention Drug

May 13, 2012

The FDA is expected to decide by June 15, 2012 whether the first-ever HIV prevention drug will be approved after the FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee voted overwhelmingly on May 10, 2012 in favor of Truvada PrEP (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for HIV-uninfected men who have sex[...]

Maryland Federal Judge Says Courts Cannot Review Medicare Payment Method

May 12, 2012

On May 9, 2012, a Maryland federal court judge determined that Congress precluded the courts from reviewing the method by which Medicare determines how much doctors get paid by Medicare. Six Georgia physicians had brought a federal lawsuit challenging the method by which the Physician Fee Sch[...]

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