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- Most Common Medical Malpractice Claims (And How to Avoid Being a Victim)
Sep 24, 2013
Medical malpractice is shockingly common. According to figures by the Journal of the American Medical Association, it is the third most common cause of death in the US, after heart problems and cancer. Many of the errors recur repeatedly and are preventable. Here are some of the most common errors and how to avoid them. Misdiagnosis or Late Diagnosis How to Protect Yourself: Medication Errors How to Protect Yourself: Childbirth Injuries How to Protect Yourself:...Read More - The Dangers of the Hospital Emergency Room
Sep 9, 2013
Jeff Cramer* was experiencing severe abdominal pain so he went to the emergency room of his local hospital. Blood work at the hospital demonstrated an abnormally high white blood count which is evidence of inflammation and infection. High doses of narcotics did not relieve the abdominal pain. An x-ray obstruction series was ordered. Several hours passed before all the testing was accomplished. The obstruction series showed a developing partial bowel obstruction which is a potentially dangerous...Read More - Breast Cancer Detection
Aug 28, 2013
There are two basic categories of breast cancer: noninvasive and invasive. Non-invasive breast cancer cells are confined within the normal structures of the breast either in the breast lobules that make milk or the breast ducts that carry milk down the nipple. Importantly these cancer cells do not invade the surrounding normal tissue. When breast cancer occurs in the ducts and is noninvasive, this type of cancer is referred to as ductal carcinoma in situ,...Read More - The Michigan Method for Handling Medical Malpractice
Aug 14, 2013
In recent years, the University of Michigan Healthy System has received a lot of attention for its handling of medical errors. Although UMHS still has medical errors, it has reduced its The UMHS Approach Over the last decade, UMHS has been changing the way it handles medical errors. There are three basic tenets to the system: Compensate patients quickly and fairly when inappropriate care leads to injury Support clinical staff when the care was...Read More - What Are “Never Events” and How Are They Defined?
Aug 5, 2013
“Never events” are defined very simply. They are types of Never events were initially defined in 2001 by the National Quality Forum (NQF). The NQF was following-up on the emphasis on patient safety initiated by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)’s 1999 report, “To Err Is Human.” The IOM report called attention to the nationwide crisis in patient safety and pointed the way to many safety goals, most of which have not been achieved. What...Read More - You Should Always Get a Second Opinion If You Suspect Your Doctor Is Wrong
Jul 23, 2013
Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis is one of the most common mistakes that result in patient injury or death. It is a type of Why Get a Second Opinion A second opinion is an important tool for ensuring you and your loved ones are getting optimal treatment for your condition. In about one out of five cases, a second opinion results in a different diagnosis. Whether or not a second opinion results in a different...Read More - How Can The Medical Industry Reduce the Likelihood of Medical Malpractice?
Jul 17, 2013
Only doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers can reduce the likelihood of Dramatic Increases in Patient Safety A New York obstetrics practice reduced its medical malpractice payouts by 99% because it introduced a number of safety initiatives that reduced the number of “sentinel events,” such as serious patient injury or death of a patient, from five to zero. The reforms introduced were relatively straightforward, and included: Moving to electronic records for patienttracking Hiring a...Read More - When Can You Sue in New Jersey for an Injury in a Foreign Country
Jul 12, 2013
If you have been injured in a foreign country, the costs may be very high, and not just in money. If your The High Cost of Injury in a Foreign Country Monetary cost for medical treatment in a foreign country may be high because of differences in billing procedures, exchange rates, and the doctor, equipment, or medication needed may be much rarer and in very high demand. Sometimes, you can’t even get the care...Read More - New Book Details How Hospitals Facilitated New Jersey’s Killer Nurse
Jun 4, 2013
In his new book, The Good Nurse, Charles Graeber does more than expose the crimes of Charles Cullen, a nurse whose indiscriminate lethal injections of patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania may make him the most prolific serial killer in history. Mr. Graeber also exposes that The Story of the Killer Nurse Cullen worked as a night nurse at many area hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. When he was unsupervised, he would select...Read More - New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Law
Jun 4, 2013
In an important decision in May, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided to uphold a 2004 law that required doctors offering expert testimony in a Treatment Knowledge of Condition Is Not Enough The central issue in the case of Nicholas v. Mynster is whether a doctor’s knowledge of the condition is sufficient to act as an expert witness in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The case involves brain damage suffered by the plaintiff after operating...Read More