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- Prop 46 Follow Up Medical Malpractice Measure Voted Down
Nov 8, 2014
A few weeks ago, we wrote a blog post about a specific proposition in the state of California which would have forced doctors to have intoxication screenings, while also increasing the amount of money that a person could obtain through a medical malpractice lawsuit. Though it doesn’t have anything to do with New Jersey law, the proposal — called Proposition 46 — was an important litmus test for the medical field to see if such...Read More - Medical Malpractice Liability Has Little To Do With Medical Costs
Oct 30, 2014
One of the arguments that is made against medical malpractice lawsuits — and it is a similar argument that is made to explain why costs relating to medical care are so high — is that doctors and medical institutions have to order “defensive” tests and medical procedures to protect themselves from liability. In other words, they have no choice but to double- and triple-check things and to hold patients in the hospital for longer to...Read More - Medication Errors Are Serious And Life Threatening
Oct 23, 2014
Imagine that after a visit to the doctor’s office you are given a prescription by your doctor to deal with a relatively minor — but still serious — medical issue. With the right medicine, the proper dosage and your persistence in taking the medicine at the right time, your condition should significantly improve, or be cured all together, in a short time. So you go to the pharmacy to get your prescription and then in...Read More - Intoxication Screenings Payouts Caps Important To Medical Field
Oct 16, 2014
While the following story doesn’t have anything to do with New Jersey law, it does bring up two important factors in medical malpractice and medical safety that could be applicable anywhere. So forgive the geographical irrelevance in this story, and instead focus on these two elements: intoxicated doctors and medical malpractice lawsuit caps. The state of California has a motion on the docket this November that would add new rules that would require doctors to...Read More - How Do You Prove That Medical Malpractice Occurred in New Jersey?
Oct 9, 2014
After leaving your doctor’s office with possible signs of an illness or infection, you developed a serious infection. The doctor’s office never called you back with the lab test results. You suspect medical malpractice, but how do you prove it? The question may seem like a simple one: a patient went in for medical care, a doctor made a mistake and, as a result, the patient suffered more harm and incurred more medical bills. Simple,...Read More - You Can Hold Medical Pros Or Institutions Responsible For Mistakes
Oct 3, 2014
When you go to the doctor’s office or the hospital, you expect everything to be in near-perfect shape. There should be clean surfaces and fresh sheets on the bed. The utensils that medical professionals use should be sanitized and good to go before any procedures. The medical record system should be up to date and fully functional. These are just a few of the basic things that should be happening at every hospital across the...Read More - Retained Surgical Items Happen Way Too Often
Sep 25, 2014
It may seem impossible or like it is something out of a bad movie, but unfortunately surgical errors that involve a medical tool, device or object being left in the patient happen far too often. These events, which are called “retained surgical items,” can cause a patient to suffer tremendous pain and suffering, and the harm caused by a retained surgical item could be permanent. Obviously, retained surgical items also require more surgery and medical...Read More - Almost 80 Percent Of Kids Not Screened For Developmental Disorder
Sep 18, 2014
Let’s say that the medical industry receives or makes a very serious recommendation that involves the health of patients. You would expect the industry to respond to this recommendation with vigor, right? You would think that the doctors, nurses, surgeons and everyone else involved in the medical field would do everything in their power to ensure that the recommendation is fulfilled. It appears that when it comes to kids and screening them for potential developmental...Read More - Toxic Culture Of Perfection And How It Impacts Medical Industry
Sep 14, 2014
We have talked about medical errors and their fatal consequences on this blog before. In addition, there have been reports recently that suggest the medical industry isn’t exactly undergoing a seamless transition to new error reporting methods. Given these two factors, and some recent comments by a physician at the Bellevue Hospital Center at New York University, we’re going to touch on the the medical error issue again today. The physician made an interesting comment...Read More - New Level System Identifies Surgical Centers For Kids
Sep 6, 2014
More than a month a month, we wrote a post about how there are very few people who are confident they can grade a doctor’s skill or quality of care. It really is a tough job to find out which doctor is a good one. It requires a lot of research and investigation, and sometimes a reference from a friend or family member is the best way to find your doctor. But this raises an...Read More