Whenever I read an operative report in a surgery gone bad, I wonder about the accuracy of the surgeon’s descriptions. Sometimes, the outcome and physical evidence make the descriptions untenable. We may be on the verge of something closer to a true, contemporaneous account of every surgery. The OR Black Box system, which was developed […]
After lobbying legislatures for “tort reform” for decades, the number of medical malpractice claims – especially what they used to call “frivolous” claims – has gone down. Has that lowered rates for physicians? Of course not. But instead of accepting responsibility, the insurance industry now blames “nuclear claims” and other imaginary foes to explain their […]
This takes unlicensed practice to another, putting it on steroids. Unanswered in this story is how many patients were harmed by these unscrupulous academics and the fraudsters they set loose. Two nursing school operators in the Fort Lauderdale area have fessed up to peddling fake diplomas to thousands of students who could then avoid completing […]
Service is underappreciated and what is additionally infuriating is when the Armed Services pile insult upon injury. To a person, my Family treasures the time we spent in Fort Bragg. It forged friendships that last a lifetime and brought us Caroline. But like any large institution, the Army can be cruel. Its not a news […]
Patients need to understand the risks and potential problems associated with telehealth visits to avoid additional injuries. Medical malpractice can become more of a danger than ever. UNDERSTANDING TELEHEALTH AND THE RISKS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE I had a case involving teleradiology services provided to an internal medicine practice from hundreds of miles away. The level […]
Black boxes on airplanes record detailed information about flights. Now, a technology that goes by the same name and captures just about everything that goes on in an operating room during a surgery is making its way into hospitals. Here is the link: Hospital ‘Black Boxes’ Put Surgical Practices Under the Microscope: Hospitals have begun […]
“The AMA strongly believes patients should have access to reliable information about physicians, and state regulatory agencies are best positioned to offer well-balanced information to help patients make informed decisions about physicians,” an AMA spokesperson said in a statement. Trial lawyers shouldn’t be the only ones with access to relevant information about the background of […]
And proving it up requires experienced and skilled counsel. NFL player awarded $43.5 million in medical malpractice suit
Physicians with a single paid claim are 4x as likely to have a future claim than physicians with zero paid claims. We find a similar pattern in both high-risk and lower-risk specialties. We also find no evidence that public disclosure of paid claims has any impact on these patterns — meaning there is no “blood […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 raised the alarm while calling for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare. The United Nations (UN) specialized agency stated that medical malpractice results in 2.6 million deaths annually. “Most of these deaths are avoidable. The personal, social and economic impact of patient harm leads to […]
