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Will Black Boxes Shed Light On Surgical Errors?
A New York health system has announced that it will be testing the use of "black box technology" in its operating rooms in order to collect more information during surgeries. Northwell Health has announced that it is…
Study Indicates How Poor Health Literacy Leads To Costly Medical Errors
A study by CRICO Strategies showed roughly 30% of medical malpractice claims were based on some type of failure in communication. This may include a failure in sharing information or problems with interpretation…
Air Embolism After IV Treatment For NFL Player
It's been a rough season for football players involving medical errors. First, Tyrod Taylor suffered a punctured lung caused by the team doctor trying to inject painkillers. Then Raiders player Trent Brown was…
Smaller Medical Practices Increasingly Targeted In Cyber-Attacks & Facing Potential Liability
According to a study by AMA & Accenture, 83% of physicians claim to have experienced some variety of cyber-attack. Although the majority of these did not result in breaches of data, an estimated 5.6 million patients…
Pennsylvania Superior Court Remands Medical Malpractice Case To County Court
Marcella Brown, the mother of Nicole Brown, originally brought a medical malpractice action against Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc. in the York County Court of Common Pleas back in 2013. The case was filed…
Man Sues Doctors And Hospital For Mistakenly Removing Healthy Kidney Instead Of Cancerous Tumor
A new Idaho medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that surgeons made a huge mistake while operating on a man that could have cost him his life.
Detroit Area Jury Awards $40 Million Award In Medical Malpractice Case
A jury in Michigan's Wayne County determined that Detroit Medical Center was responsible for the death of Terrea Holly, a 26-year-old woman from Detroit. The family of the college student who brought the medical…
Pennsylvania Jury Awards $4.8 Million To Partially Paralyzed Malpractice Victim
Edward and Cheryl Dallies brought a medical malpractice action in Lawrence County that led to a jury trial. Mr. Dallies was treated by defendants Dr. John Lehman and Dr. Lawrence Rahall at ASP Orthopedics and Sports…
Marine Veteran Has Medical Malpractice Claim Denied By VA Because Doctor Is Independent Contractor
Brian Tally is a veteran who awoke one morning with severe back pain. His wife immediately drove him to the Loma Linda VA Hospital where he underwent an X-ray, was diagnosed with a back sprain, and released with pain…
Billionaire Sumner Redstone Victim Of Elder Abuse, Suing For $150 Million
The National Council on Aging estimates that about one in 10 Americans age 60 and older have experienced elder abuse and as few as one in 14 victims report the abuse. Each year as many as five million elders are abused…
Kidney Transplanted Into Wrong Patient At New Jersey Hospital
Surgical errors can be one of the most complicated forms of medical malpractice. In many cases, these errors are not discovered for a significant period of time (for example if a sponge or other foreign body is left…
Massachusetts Reports Sharp Rise In Medical Errors
Given all the headlines about the number of medical mistakes injuring patients around the world, it would seem like hospitals would be motivated to cut down on those injuries. However, at clinics, hospitals, and doctors…
Postpartum Stroke And Medical Malpractice
Juana Montoya was being attended during her pregnancy at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. When she went into labor, she gave birth to a healthy baby. When she was discharged, she went home to…
Texas Jury Rules For Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case
A Texas jury found that the staff at Hillcrest Baptist Medical was not negligent in their actions prior to 35-year-old Sarah Gann's death. In 2011, Gann was admitted to the facility with pains in the lower back region…
Expensive Medications Create Risks To Patient Safety And Potential Physician Liability
It is estimated that approximately 8% of U.S. patients fail to take prescribed medications because of the cost. This problem persists although about 80% of prescribed products are generic. For certain medical…
The Prescription Drug Crisis: Who Is To Blame?
In the age of quick fixes and fast results, prescription drugs have served as an immediate temporary relief. Since the emergence of opioids, also known as “wonder drugs,” in the 90s, the federal government, as well as…
Pennsylvania Hospital To Pay $4.5 Million In Medical Malpractice Case Settlement
A medical malpractice claim was brought against Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center by a man's estate after he died while in their care. Judge Lesa S. Gelb, of the Luzerne County Court, approved a $4.5 million…
North Carolina Health System Faces Litigation After A Fatality Resulting From Possible Medical Malpractice
Two suits were filed accusing Cape Fear Valley Health in Fayetteville of medical negligence in caring for a patient who died. David Bryant Sr., a 67-year-old, was admitted to the hospital complaining of minor injuries…
Can An Algorithm Predict Hospital Deaths?
Whether we realize it or not, most of us enter into some company's algorithm every day. This includes online shopping choices, Google ads, and email alerts. Algorithms use information to try and establish patterns and…
Legislation Targets Military Medical Malpractice Claims
The men and women who serve in our armed forces take an extraordinary risk in order to keep our country safe. This week, members of Congress are considering legislation that would permit members of the armed forces to…
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