Posts tagged Medical Malpractice

• Swine Flu Shots...Are The Shots Dangerous?

  Frank Bailey | October 11, 2009 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Rush Limbaugh says he is not taking a swine flu shot. He is a smart man. In today’s Arkansas Democrat Gazette Mike Masterson wrote an excellent article about the dangers of the shot. Should we...

• The Negligent Doctor Protection Act

  Frank Bailey | October 10, 2009 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  New efforts by the insurance industry to transfer the cost of caring for catastrophically injured Americans to taxpayers have surfaced. If the insurance industry is successful in its efforts to...

• Never Events

  Frank Bailey | August 20, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Did you know that Medicare and Medicaid are no longer reimbursing for “never events” that happen in hospitals? What are never events? 1. Vascular catheter-associated bloodstream...

• Should Patients Pay for Hospital Acquired Infections?

  Frank Bailey | January 10, 2009 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  How would you feel if you took your car in for a $35.00 oil change; the mechanic dropped your car off the lift blowing out all of your tires and caused over a $1000.00 dollars in damage to your...

• Are Hospital Acquired Infections Preventable?

  Frank Bailey | January 09, 2009 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  If you have a hospital acquired infection, you may have new rights. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta estimates that there are over two million hospital acquired infections...

• Medical Negligence and Tort Reform

  Frank Bailey | December 09, 2008 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsMountain Home, AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Medical negligence cases are not what the insurance industry would have us to think they are. One study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revealed that only 1.53% of...

• DURAGESIC PATCH RECALL

  Frank Bailey | March 27, 2008 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Duragesic Fentanyl transdermal system is fatally flawed. There have been thousands of deaths nationwide associated with Fentanyl overdoses from defective patches.The Duragesic patch is manufactured by two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceutica,L.P. and Alza Corp. The patch was put on the market in 1991. Shortly there were numerous cases of Fentanyl overdosing from the...

• Duragesic Fentanyl Pain Patch or Death Patch

  Sach Oliver | March 25, 2008 8:09 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Duragesic patch is designed to relieve pain by allowing Fentanyl to absorb through the skin into the bloodstream. The scary factor of this patch is that Fentanyl is a very potent opiate that is anywhere from 50 to 100 times more powerful than Morphine. These patches have a manufacturing and design defect that can cause too much Fentanyl to release into the bloodstream causing death. Money is...

• Cervical Corpectomy and Strut Graft Operations - Spinal Cord Injuries

  Sach Oliver | March 24, 2008 7:25 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A cervical corpectomy and strut graft operation is a surgery on the cervical spine that requires extreme skill and expertise on behalf of the surgeon. A corpectomy is surgery that relieves pressure on the spinal cord due to spinal stenosis. Spinal Stenosis is bone spurs pressing on the spinal cord. When pressure is placed on the spinal cord an array of problems can occur: walking, bowels,...

• Infections: Are They Preventable?

  Frank Bailey | February 22, 2008 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Everyday we hear about hospital acquired infection. MRSA has moved to the top of the list as a leading cause of death or prolonged hospital stay.Health care is not as safe as it should be. According to the Institute of Medicine, a substantial body of evidence points to medical errors as a leading cause of death and injury. What can be done to prevent the spread of infection and medical errors...