Updates and Insights: Medical Malpractice
- Determining a Medical Malpractice Settlement Amount in NJ
Jun 28, 2024
Medical malpractice can occur in a myriad of ways. The fundamental premise in these cases involves physicians, hospitals, medical facilities, or other healthcare professionals providing substandard care that causes victims injuries. Typically, physicians, nurses, lab technicians, and other healthcare staff make unacceptable errors regarding diagnosis, laboratory test results, surgery, medication, aftercare, hospital (or other medical facility) discharge, and omissions or inaction, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment or further complications. Just as there are many...Read More - Medical Malpractice with Bariatric Surgery
May 24, 2024
Gastric Bypass Surgery Malpractice Attorneys in New Jersey With nearly one-third of the adult population in the United States overweight or obese, it is no wonder that gastric bypass surgery is a standard procedure in hospitals across the nation. Individuals seeking weight loss undergo gastric bypass surgery, or stomach stapling, to help them with weight management that may otherwise be negatively impacting their health. The surgery involves reducing the stomach and connecting what remains to the intestines...Read More - Common Forms of Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Doctor Malpractice and When You May Have Grounds for a Lawsuit
Feb 16, 2024
If you have ever had sleep issues, allergies, neck cancer, or skin disorders, you may have sought diagnostic and treatment help from an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist, known as an ENT. An ENT specializes in otolaryngology, the study of ear, nose, and throat conditions. In essence, these doctors treat diseases and disorders of the ears, mouth, throat, larynx, nose, and sinuses. Areas of the Body that ENTs Specialize In ENTs train for five to eight...Read More - Filing a Lawsuit for Burn Injuries Related to Medical Malpractice
Oct 20, 2023
When Negligent Medical Care Results in Burns, or Burn Injuries are Negligently Treated, You May be Entitled to Compensation in New Jersey According to the World Health Organization, burn injuries cause an estimated 180,000 deaths annually, and most are preventable. Most people think about burns from fires, explosives, or electrical shocks. However, numerous sources of burns occur in the most unsuspecting places. The medical facilities that you enter to treat burns and other injuries may be where...Read More - Types of Aneurysms and Related Lawsuits in NJ
Apr 30, 2023
Misdiagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, and Improper Treatment for any Type of Aneurysm May Mean You Are Eligible for Compensation in New Jersey An aneurysm is one of the many consequences of high blood pressure. According to the American Heart Association, an aneurysm is a bulging, weakened blood vessel wall that abnormally widens the blood vessel by one-half or more of its average size. Typically, an aneurysm appears in an artery. Anyone can have one, but they are...Read More - Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for 2022 Address Ongoing Errors
Jul 8, 2022
From Surgeries on Incorrect Body Parts to Misidentified Newborns, New Goals Shed Light on Common Preventable Failures The Joint Commission is a non-profit accrediting organization with a mission to help healthcare providers improve patient care and safety. The organization recently published its 2022 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to address patient safety concerns studied by the Patient Safety Advisory Group (PSAG) of healthcare experts that advises the Commission. The NPSGs target core safety issues and...Read More - Coma Caused by Medical Negligence
Jun 24, 2022
New Jersey Lawyers Discuss Comas and Vegetative States Resulting from Malpractice Most people recognize a coma as a grave condition, one no one would wish to see their loved ones endure. Comatose patients are unconscious, as if they are asleep, but the two states are different in one significant way—awakening from a coma may or may not occur. Comas arise from an injury or illness, typically. However, a medically induced coma is sometimes the medical...Read More - Impact of Preexisting Conditions on Medical Malpractice Cases
Apr 29, 2022
How does a Preexisting Condition Affect a Medical Malpractice Claim in New Jersey? Preexisting conditions are those illnesses, injuries, or conditions that a person had before seeing the doctor for another issue. Although a relatively common defense used by doctors, hospitals, and other medical professionals and facilities to justify adverse events, preexisting conditions are not always an effective defense against medical malpractice claims. In truth, medical professionals must perform to a high standard of professionalism...Read More - Endometriosis Malpractice Lawsuits
Nov 6, 2020
Endometriosis Injuries Caused by Medical Negligence If you have endometriosis, you may have difficulty becoming pregnant. In fact, this is how some women ultimately discover that they have the condition. Approximately 3% to 10% of women in their childbearing years are afflicted with this disorder, which occurs when the uterine wall lining grows outside of the womb, causing pain and cramping in the lower abdominals, particularly when menstruating or during intercourse. The pain may be...Read More - Medical Malpractice Related to Telemedicine
Jul 3, 2020
Even before the Coronavirus pandemic forced a vast array of businesses and industries into remote delivery of services, the medical field embraced remote technological innovation in healthcare. Most healthcare facilities and private practices have embraced telemedicine to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients through telehealth apps. Patients enjoy the convenience and frequent access, while providers, including employers, enjoy cost savings, efficiency, and the general ease of electronic healthcare. Despite the many advantages of telemedicine, however, not...Read More