If you have a relative who is residing in a nursing home that you suspect is being neglectful or abusive, one of the first things you can do is check your loved one for signs of physical injury or duress. Be suspicious if he or she appears to be suffering from...
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Hospital Negligence
Mistakes Accessing Records Can Lead to Medical Errors
Today's hospitals rely heavily on modern technology in nearly every aspect of their healthcare providing duties. And in most ways, this is a very positive development. Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals now have tools that can help diagnose and treat...
Medication Errors by Nurses Could Prove Fatal
Nurses play a pivotal role in today's hospitals. They are responsible for monitoring patients and paying close attention to their condition. Nurses are typically charged with issuing patients their medication. Attention to detail is absolutely critical when performing...
Study Indicates Surgical Robots Involved in Fatal Injuries
Some of the surgical methods employed by today's doctors seemed to be the products of yesterday's science fiction. And while the applications of modern technology have opened the door for new and effective ways of treating patients, it seems we still have not arrived...
Culture of Medical Field May Hinder Reporting of Mistakes
All professions have their own particular culture, and the medical field is no different. However, what makes the medical profession different is that its members have the important responsibility of providing people with health care. Doctors, in particular, must make...
How Do You Know You Have a Good Doctor?
When it comes to choosing a doctor, people here in Indiana and across the nation may use a variety of methods. They may see the doctor their parents saw or one that was recommended by a friend, or they may have chosen one randomly from a list provided by their insurer...
Indiana House Approves Increase to Medical Malpractice Damage CAP
The Indiana legislature is again considering changes to the state's medical malpractice damage cap. A bill has cleared the House and now moves to a conference committee, and then to the Senate, if the committee can reach an agreement. An earlier bill died in the house...
Deadlines and Facts Are Important in a Medical Malpractice Case
During a personal injury lawsuit, there is typically a complaint and a response. After those documents are filed with the court, a party can file a motion for summary judgment. This motion says that even if everything in the complaint is 100 percent true, there is no...
Medical Malpractice Damage CAP Reform Has Died in Legislature
The reform attempt in the Indiana legislature to amend the state's limits on medical malpractice damage caps has hit a roadblock, as negotiations have broken down between the parties over a failure to agree on the terms of the amendment. It had looked like the groups,...
The Tyranny of Medical Malpractice Damage CAPS
Here's a fundamental problem with medical malpractice damage caps. They allow doctors and hospitals to shift the cost of care for patients injured due to the doctor's medical malpractice to taxpayers via Medicaid instead of their medical malpractice insurance carrier....