Posts tagged Medical Malpractice

• Medical Malpractice Crisis Myths(2)

  Darin Schanker | June 20, 2008 4:00 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Center for American Progress has a series of short articles on medical malpractice, and it is worth giving a read. As the election shifts into overdrive, you can expect to hear a lot about this...

• Are You Paying For Your Doctor's Mistakes?

  Linda Snyder | March 05, 2008 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Imagine going to the hospital for a routine hernia operation. Imagine you wake up and find two incisions instead of one as expected because the surgeon operated on the wrong side and had to start over.Imagine getting your insurance statement a few weeks later and find your insurance had been billed for both operations!This is the true story of Kevin Baccam, a 33-year old school district...

• Nursing Home Citations Increase

  Staff Writer | December 19, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  USA Today recently reported that nursing home citations have increased 22% from 2000 to 2006. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serices, which regulates nursing homes, claimed that more and more nursing homes are being cited for serious violations that are putting patients at risk. The most serious type of cases being cited are patients who were physically or sexually abused as well as...

• Half of Doctors in U.S. Report Medical Errors

  Linda Snyder | December 07, 2007 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Recently, researchers found that only half of all U.S. doctors report medical mistakes or unethical colleagues. Only 46 percent of physicians surveyed stated that they knew of a serious medical error and didn't report it. The U.S. Institute of Medicine surveyed more than 1,600 physicians in 2003 and 2004; only 31 percents had undergone a competency review in the past three years. About 98,000...

• Longer Stays in Hospice Cause Financial Problems

  Linda Snyder | November 27, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Numerous hospice providers nationwide are facing financial problems due to their patients living longer than expected. You would assume this would obviously be a positive development, yet the effects on hospices' aren't.Over the last eight years, the federal government has had to demand that hospices exceeding reimbursement limits repay hundreds of millions of dollars to Medicare.A 2006 report...

• Parents File Medical Malpractice Case in Arkansas

  Shannon Weidemann | August 08, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A medical malpractice case is being heard in Arkansas after a woman was incapcitated after surgery at Northwest Medical Center. The case is being heard in Washington County Circuit Court. The woman had an infection in her arm and had surgery to treat it. The plaintiffs seek money either for expenses for their daughter's future costs at the nursing home or for her to stay at home with them....

• Surgeons Fail to Report When Stuck With Needles

  Jenny Albano | June 29, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A study being published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that most surgeons who have accidentally stuck themselves with needles while performing surgery, failed to report their injuries. This is a major problem because this lack of reporting is putting many patients and doctors at risk for blood-borne illnesses, such as AIDS and hepatitis.Most surgeons say the main reason for needle...

• New bill to help health care workers

  Staff Writer | February 06, 2007 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  An interesting article in The Denver Post yesterday addresses administrative problems in hospitals that could be to the detriment of health care workers and patients, possilby leading to medical malpractice.The article tells the story of a hospital cleaning crew supervisor who was fired after repeatedly asking for more staff members to help them do a better job. Nurses and others complained that...

• FDA scientists conclude public health not adequately protected

  Staff Writer | July 22, 2006 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The FDA's prime responsibility is to insure that the public is protected from unsafe drugs and medical devices. Recent studies suggest that the FDA is falling well short of it's goal. Even more surprising, these concerns have been raised from within the FDA itself.Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists released a survey noting that more than a third of FDA scientists said agency officials...

• Medication errors harm millions

  Staff Writer | July 22, 2006 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Pharmacists and physicians belong to two of the most trusted professions in America. We routinely follow our doctors advice regarding drugs they prescribe and then trust that our pharmacists will correctly fill the order. Unfortunately, many times our trust is misplaced. Today the Institute of Medicine released a report noting that medication errors harm 1.5 million people each year. The...