Medical Malpractice

• Hospital Sued After Allowing Drug-Addicted Surgeon to Operate for a Decade

  Diego Madrigal | October 15, 2008 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Hospital in Connecticut is being sued because they allowed a doctor who had a history of drug problems, perform surgery in the hosptial for 10 years after the Hospital knew of his condition. Teh...

• Did You Know You Can Catch Fire in the OR?

  Sandy Grinnell | September 29, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  There are times when you read something that you just can't believe and this was one of those for me. Did you know that

• Medtronic Is In The News Again

  Eddie Farah | September 27, 2008 1:23 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  This time patients and doctors need to be aware of a substance used to promote bone growth during spine-repair surgery. “Infuse Bone Graft” has led to complications, largely during the “Off-label”...

• Legal Charges For Medical Records

  Ed Normand | September 24, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  As part of our practice we are constantly ordering medical records from doctors and hospitals. In that process it is amazing to see how many times these health care providers charge illegal and...

• 30 Preventable Medical Mistakes

  Ed Normand | September 23, 2008 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  30 common but preventable medical mistakes: 1. Prescribing the wrong dosage of medication 2. Prescribing the wrong medication 3. Providing medications not prescribed 4. ...

• Want Lower Health Insurance? Prevent Surgical Errors.

  Ed Normand | September 18, 2008 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Eliminating medical malpractice would result in savings of billions of dollars each year. The annual cost of medical errors in additional medical expenses to fix the injuries caused by malpractice...

• Hospital Errors Can Be Deadly

  Sandy Grinnell | September 04, 2008 11:15 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  An MSN article today describes the excessive number of egregious errors made in hospitals resulting in death to the patient and the numbers are staggering. Approximately 1.5 million patients...

• Uninsured Benefit From Right To Know Act

  Eddie Farah | August 23, 2008 10:15 AM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  Beginning January 1, 2009, the Health Care Consumer’s Right to Information Act will provide medical consumers with reliable and understandable information about health care charges so a patient...

• Doctors Learn To Apologize For Medical Mistakes

  Eddie Farah | August 21, 2008 7:16 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  When the chief of staff at a Veterans Hospital in Tampa told the family of a man who died he was sorry, he broke the mold. Doctors rarely say they are sorry, even when they make horrible mistakes....

• Pharmacy Board Administers Slap on the Wrist in Death Case

  Jeffrey Meldon | August 17, 2008 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  This week the Board of Pharmacy of the Florida Department of Health fined pharmacist Edna Irizarry $1000 and required her to attend an 8 hour continuing education course for her role in causing the...