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Study: Urgent Care Clinics Are Inappropriately Prescribing Medications

February 2, 2026

A recent study of urgent care clinic visits involving more than 22 million U.S. patient visits from 2018 to 2022 found many cases of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics, glucocorticoids, and opioids for common conditions. For antibiotics, there were high rates of prescribing for “never appr[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Attorney’s Reasonable Belief That Expert Was Qualified, Excuses Defective AOM

December 24, 2023

On February 18, 2017, Crossnoe arrived at Henry Ford Health System’s Chesterfield urgent care clinic, complaining of sudden difficulty breathing. Dr. Reinheimer evaluated and treated Crossnoe. Dr. Reinheimer found that he suffered from a cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and a runny nose. Dr. [...]

$7.6M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation Caused By Medical Negligence

May 24, 2022

In mid-May 2022, a Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a former firefighter who suffered an above the knee amputation of his right leg after a doctor misdiagnosed a bacterial infection as a sprain. The May 19, 2022 verdict after an eight-day trial resulted in the retire[...]

$3.2M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Toddler

July 21, 2021

On May 29, 2021, a Missouri medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict of almost $3.2 million in favor of the parents of a one-year-old who died three hours after he was seen in an urgent care clinic at CoxHealth Hospital in Branson, Missouri, on June 5, 2017. The urgent care clini[...]

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Urgent Care Clinic Failed To Diagnose Foot Fracture

September 1, 2019

A West Virginia man who suffered a serious foot injury at work when a 1,000 pound pipe fell on his foot has filed a West Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit against an urgent care clinic, alleging that its physician failed to diagnose and treat his foot fracture, leading to delay in treatment injur[...]

Nearly $8M Idaho Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Urgent Care Clinic For Patient’s Paralysis

May 17, 2018

On April 27, 2018, an Idaho medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $7.96 million gainst the defendant hospital and its urgent care clinic for the paralysis suffered by the plaintiff as a result of alleged medical negligence. The Idaho medical malpractice jury awarded $1 milli[...]

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