Month: August 2013
Missed Diagnoses Amount for Most Malpractice Claims
Missed or delayed diagnoses are the most common medical mistakes resulting in malpractice claims, followed by medication errors, according to a review in BMJ Open....
NY Surgeon at Center of 250 Lawsuits Still Licensed
An orthopedic surgeon in New York is still licensed to operate in the state even though he is currently at the center of at least...
Large Verdicts Nationwide for Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing home facilities nationwide continue to be hit with large verdicts in negligence cases due to improper treatment of the elderly residents placed under their...
Technology and Equipment Failures Blamed for 70% of Medical Errors
Problems with technological advancements may be drastically adding to the amount of medical errors that affect up to 16 percent of patients admitted to hospitals,...
$910,000 Verdict Kelly Maron et al. v. Lake Health Systems and Dr. Timothy Pritchard Lake County, Ohio
A surgical towel was left in Kelly’s abdomen after a June 2009 surgery to remove colon cancer and was not discovered until November 2009. It...
Ky. Overdose Deaths Decline
Kentucky overdose deaths declined for the first time in a decade in 2012, according to a report by the Office of Drug Control Policy. There...
Patients Endangered by Fatigued Surgeons
Surgeons have no regulations on how many surgeries they can perform in a given day, even though studies have found that surgical complications for patients...