Medical Malpractice

• Heart Attack Misdiagnosis: An All Too Frequent Medical Error

  Mark Bello | December 03, 2010 4:41 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI

  The medical community is constantly in discussions about how to improve the quality of medical care; diagnostic errors seem to be one important, yet overlooked area of concern. Diagnostic error...

• Meningitis and Children

  Anita Pitock | December 03, 2010 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Meningitis is an infection of the covering of the brain (also called the meninges), which is most commonly the result of either a bacterial or viral infection. Viral meningitis frequently is not...

• Strike Averted: Sparrow Nurses Ratify New Contract

  David Mittleman | December 03, 2010 8:35 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Congratulations to the union professionals and Sparrow: earlier this week a strike was averted at the hospital after threats from nursing staff that they would walk out over concerns about patient...

• Medical Professionals Save Lives But So Do Lawsuits

  Mark Bello | December 02, 2010 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  We are fortunate these days that medical professionals have access to a remarkable array of diagnostic tools and treatment options. Cancer, strokes, heart attack — conditions that may have...

• How is bacterial meningitis diagnosed?

  Michael Monheit | December 01, 2010 7:12 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  As we head into winter, holiday travels, and flu season, it’s a good time to think about a serious, but little-talked about health risk: Bacterial Meningitis. This is a serious disease that...

• Tort Reform is a Disaster for Patients’ Rights (and it Won’t Lower Health Care Costs)

  Mike Ferrara | November 30, 2010 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Almost everyone can agree that lower costs are among the most needed reforms in our health care system. Tort reform will not lead to lower costs. The facts show that malpractice suits and premiums...

• Years of “Tort Reform” and Hospitals No Safer

  Linda Chalat | November 30, 2010 4:02 PM | 2 CommentsDenver, CO

  For the past two decades, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sponsored tort reform measures limiting medical malpractice claims. The U.S. Chamber supports health courts, caps on punitive damages, and...

• Medical Malpractice Claims Keep Patients Safe; Legal Immunities Do Not

  David Mittleman | November 30, 2010 12:22 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  For years, insurance companies and health care providers have been trying to convince the public that there are too many “frivolous” medical malpractice lawsuits. Although the argument...

• More U S Chamber Dreaming

  Mike Bryant | November 29, 2010 6:42 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I love when I get an email from the U S Chamber that talks about a trial lawyer's dream. Maybe it's a new type of case or something I hadn't thought about. But, like usual it's a bunch of...

• Judge and Surgical Sponge Postscript: Lawsuit Causes High Tech Solution to Common Surgical Problem

  Mark Bello | November 29, 2010 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  As I reported back in September, Judge Nelson T. Bailey had the misfortune of having a surgical sponge left inside him after surgery. Five months later, his body rotting from the inside, the...