Medical Malpractice

• Telemedicine: Bringing Experts to Rural Hospitals

  Ryan Scott | April 01, 2009 4:57 PM | 2 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Shop, email, read the news, and NOW... get medical attention! That's right, many hospitals are employing the internet to maximize the resources of specialist through telemedicine. According to the...

• Pay First” Hospital Care

  Sach Oliver | March 20, 2009 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  PAY FIRST” HOSPITAL CARE A hospital in Wynne plans to require some of its patients who are seeking non emergency care to pay upfront for their care. This seems to be a growing trend in small...

• New Products Reduce Hospital Acquired Infection Rates

  Frank Bailey | March 19, 2009 12:30 PM | 2 CommentsMountain Home, AR

  At the Bailey and Oliver law firm, our focus is on prevention. We believe our work not only helps unfortunate people who have been injured to lead a more normal life, but by our efforts, we hope we...

• A New Treatment for MRSA Infections

  Frank Bailey | March 18, 2009 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR

  Last Saturday Dr. M. Sullivan left a comment to my blog, “More Steps to Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections.” His comment is extremely interesting. According to Dr. Sullivan there is a...

• (C. diff.) Infections Kill

  Frank Bailey | March 18, 2009 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR

  A new report by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) found that between 165 and 438 patients die each day as a result of (C. diff.) infections. These...

• Disclosure of Medical Mistakes: Better for All Involved

  Ryan Scott | March 12, 2009 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Medical ethicists, hospitals, and courts all agree that trust is essential for a working healthcare industry. Part of that trust includes physicians putting patients first and fully informing them...

• More Steps to Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections

  Frank Bailey | March 11, 2009 10:21 AM | 1 CommentMountain Home, AR

  Does the infection rate of your surgeon make a difference in your outcome? You bet! As I have said before, don’t be afraid to ask your surgeon well before your planned surgery of his infection...

• To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System: Medical Negligence Occurs but Why?

  Sach Oliver | February 27, 2009 10:46 AM | 2 CommentsBentonville , AR

  To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System: Medical Negligence Occurs but Why? The Institute of Medicine found a decade ago that as many as 98,000 people die every year from preventable...

• Education is the Key to Winning Consistently in Personal Injury Cases

  Sach Oliver | February 24, 2009 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Our firm strongly believes in lifelong education. We are constantly educating ourselves on the newest and latest trial tactics in the field of personal injury. We are also always keeping up with...

• Hospital Negligence: Yes, Hospitals are Dangerous Places

  Paul Ford | February 03, 2009 4:32 PM | 3 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  A trip to your local emergency room can be a very dangerous experience.Hospital negligence is of epidemic proportions. And this in not the opinion of lawyers. It is the opinion of the medical...