Medical Malpractice

• Health Care Reform - Not Enough Attention to Medical Error Prevention

  Mike Ferrara | October 20, 2009 10:38 PM | 5 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  According to a report just released by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, in 2007, hospital doctors, nurses and other medical workers committed nearly 9,400 serious medical...

• Parasite protein linked to cancer

  Wayne Parsons | October 11, 2009 8:02 PM | 5 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Cholangiocarcinoma is a deadly cancer of the bile ducts. When it is diagnosed, the doctor usually says that there is nothing that can be done: no treatment, no cure, nothing. This the cancer that...

• Medical Malpractice Reform: The True Numbers?

  Ed Normand | October 05, 2009 9:00 AM | 5 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A recent article in TIME magazine about malpractice reform, available at: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1924501,00.html, caught my eye for several reasons. First, the article...

• Why Link Medical Malpractice Reform With Healthcare Reform? Does not make sense.

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | October 01, 2009 9:20 AM | 5 CommentsMiami, FL

  For the past few months, the one public policy that has been on every American's mind is health care reform. It seems like everyone has their own, unique opinion on the state of our country's health...

• Single Payer Health Care Reform Is In Sight - But Watch Out For Big Insurance Trying To Stop It

  Wayne Parsons | July 21, 2009 3:11 PM | 5 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  I just watched a disgusting story on CNN about a $900 wheelchair. The wheelchair can be bought on new E-Bay for $300 with free shipping. Or the manufacturer will sell it to you for $600. But if you...

• Exposure to Hepatitis C Could Spark Lawsuits

  Alan Ripka | July 16, 2009 12:14 PM | 5 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Today’s news and newspapers uncovers Northern Westchester hospital, in Westchester NY, as having potentially exposing 6,000 patients to Hepatitis C. The patients were injected with what they...

• Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse or Doctor Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA?

  Rick Shapiro | July 04, 2009 9:04 AM | 5 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Did Michael Jackson's former nurse or doctor seek personal publicity and blatantly ignore privacy rights in violation of HIPAA? On a related note, does the attorney client privilege survive the...

• Bill Would Allow Military Personnel to Sue for Medical Malpractice

  Beth Janicek | May 20, 2009 11:10 AM | 5 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Legislation that would enable military service members to sue the government for medical malpractice is moving closer to becoming law. The House Judiciary Subcommittee approved Carmelo Rodriguez...

• Wisconsin Nurse Laid Off Mid-Surgery

  Camryn Hansen | April 14, 2009 11:44 PM | 5 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  As if it isn’t enough that health care costs are draining patients’ wallets dry, last week, in a violation of hospital protocol, a Dean Health System manager at Dean West Clinic in...

• Philip K. Howard's Medical Malpractice Arguments Not For Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | April 13, 2009 9:41 AM | 5 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Recently, the Minneapolis Tribune republished a diatribe from Philip K. Howard about the need for medical malpractice reform. It was previously in the New York Times and some other papers have...