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Hospital Negligence
Medical Malpractice Is Generally No Accident
When a doctor makes a medical mistake or some type of hospital negligence occurs it typically is not because there was some element of the treatment that was so esoteric that the doctor failed to understand the problem. Mistakes in medicine are typically just that,...
Indiana’s Medical Malpractice CAP Increase Overdue
Some in Indiana are wondering when the state will increase the cap on medical malpractice damages. While the law has been challenged in past years, the fact that it has not been increased since it was created in 1999, suggests to some that a challenge to the cap could...
A Medical License to Print Money?
When patients visit a doctor, they rely on that doctor's instruction and recommendation. They trust that the man or woman in the white coat with multiple diplomas on the wall of their office has the knowledge and experience to guide them to better health. If a doctor...
Doctors Must Avoid Failures of Communication
When it comes to a medical diagnosis, it is important for a doctor to have all of the medical information that is relevant to a patient. When something is left out or missing, it can lead to a misdiagnosis. The consequence of misdiagnosis can be varied. Some may...
Neonatal ICU Sees Errors Drop Thanks to Change of Patient IDS
It's not something anyone likes to picture, but sometimes the birth of a child doesn't go as planned, and as a result, the baby needs to be rushed to neonatal ICU. In these cases, the parents may not have had time to pass along the name of their baby to the medical...
What Should ER Doctors Do to Avoid Medical Errors?
The frenetic pace of the emergency department of busy hospitals can quickly form the perfect storm for medical errors to occur. A frequent cause of many malpractice claims is the doctor failing to diagnose potentially deadly but often readily treatable conditions...
Proving Medical Malpractice Isn’t as Easy as It Seems
Imagine that when you go in for surgery at your local hospital, the worst case scenario occurs. An error was made during your surgery, and now you are in a much worse place medically. Though it would seem to be such a straightforward task to point out negligence in...
An Anesthesiologist’s Negligence Could Lead to Injuries or Worse
A lot of people become anxious after being told that they will need surgery. That's because most people have heard, at one time or another, a story about a medical mistake that occurred while in a surgery room. From horror stories about medical instruments being left...
Medical Malpractice Award Amounts Not Dependent on Patient Age
A number of myths continue to influence the American public’s perception of medical malpractice issues. For example, a myth that does not seem to die down significantly at any point insists that large medical malpractice awards cause spikes in healthcare costs for...