Medical Malpractice

• Mistakes in Surgeries

  Glenn Phillips | October 23, 2007 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Over the past year, hospitals in Washington left "foreign objects" in 36 surgery patients. And 21 people got surgery on the wrong body parts. Hospitals have reported such "adverse events" to the state Department of Health since 2000, also including performing surgery on the wrong patient, and medication errors that can kill or seriously harm patients. But now the Washington State Hospital...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Carnival Cruise Line

  Michael Myers | September 27, 2007 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A recently filed lawsuit in the Federal Court in Miami alleges that the medical staff aboard the Carnival Legend, a ship that is part of the Carnival Cruise Line, committed medical malpractice. On September 6, 2006 cruise passenger, Helen Kerr, 73, was reportedly misdiagnosed and mistreated while suffering from a fluid buildup in her lungs.According to the complaint, Ms. Kerr went to the...

• Fentora, A Dangerous Drug

  Glenn Phillips | September 25, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Fentanyl, a highly addictive drug that is 80 times more potent than morphine. Now, the company that makes a Fentanyl-based painkiller called Fentora is warning doctors about the proper way to prescribe it, following the deaths of four people who took the drug. According to news reports there of those deaths were due to so-called "off-label" usage, meaning doctors prescribed the drug to treat...

• Pharmacist Malpractice on the Rise

  Michael Myers | September 23, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  With our aging population more and more people are filling prescriptions. That's one of the reasons that incidents of pharmacy malpractice are on the rise. A recent decision in Florida, in a case involving pharmacy malpractice, is notable:It took just three hours of deliberation for a Florida jury to award $28.5 million to the family of a woman who suffered a suffered a massive cerebral...

• Heart Attacks Often Misdiagnosed

  Mark McLean | August 17, 2007 7:49 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Heart attacks are a leading cause of death in America. Sadly, however, they also could be prevented in many cases. Diet and exercise are the best forms of prevention. But sometimes heart attacks occur because doctors misdiagnose them and their warning signs. Recent articles suggest that misdiagnosis often occurs because health care organizations are focused on the bottom line. When patients...

• Jury Awards $4.5 Million to Family of Misdiagnosed Artist

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Clark County jury last week awarded $4.5 million to the family of late artist Craig Pozzi. According to the jury, Mr. Pozzi's doctors had misdiagnosed his condition for years. They diagnosed his symptoms as anxiety attacks when in fact the episodes were small seizures occurring as a result of the large brain tumor. Doctors testified during the two-week trial that if Pozzi's tumor had been...

• In a Poll Voters Are Not Concerned About The Tort Reform

  Glenn Phillips | July 24, 2007 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  In Washington, D.C. the organization known as the American Trial Lawyers Association stated with the civil justice reforms, that the pro-business groups are pushing voters to not register, these are the results that were released after a poll was recently conducted.At a press conference in the National Press Club building, the American Association for Justice, formerly the ATLA, offered proof in...

• In Medical Malpractice Cases, Frivolous Litigation Is Unlikely

  Glenn Phillips | July 23, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Frivolous litigation does not block up the court system along with frivolous lawsuits are not a major provider on the rising of the malpractic insurance cost, according to investigators here.Claims were reviewed by board-certified physicians, fellows or final year surgical residents. The claims were reviewed for adverse outcome as well as for medical error, which was defined using this...

• After Making Medical Errors, Seattle Doctor's Suffer Too

  Glenn Phillips | July 20, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Doctor's among Seattle are often having sleeping problems, suffering from stress, and are loosing their confidence that is caused by making medical errors.Patients are not the only ones harmed by medical errors, according to a survey that found many doctors who make mistakes -- and even those who come close -- suffer stress, sleep problems and loss of confidence.The survey involved 3,171 doctors...

• In The U.S. Medical Error is The Fifth-Leading Cause of Death

  Glenn Phillips | July 18, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  There are up to 98,000 death's a year due to Medical errors that leads to the fifth-leading causes of death in the United States. "Medical errors in the healthcare system arise from miscommunication, physician order transcription errors, adverse drug events, or incomplete patient medical records," says David Plow, Senior Analyst at MRG. "Generally, medical errors are caused by overcrowded,...