Posts tagged malpractice

• The Surgeon Who May Need A Long Vacation

  Bob Carroll | March 02, 2007 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  How many times does a plumber have to screw up when called to your house before you take him off your list? Would you give him 16 shots at doing things right?Well, there is this surgeon who is still putting on his scrubs despite an amazing trail of malpractice lawsuits.Suits allege hospitals negligent for allowing doctor to operateLANCASTER COUNTY, Pa - The 16 lawsuits pending against Dr....

• So You Call Yourself A Hospital

  Bob Carroll | February 15, 2007 5:18 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  "The fundamental problem with physician-owned specialty hospitals is that decision-making is more likely driven by financial interests rather than what is best for patients" These are not my words even though I have expressed this same thought many times. They come from a U.S. Senator, Chuck Grassley, who happens to be a Republican.Lawmakers Question CMS On Medicare Reimbursements To Texas...

• Undiagnosed Pneumonia In The ER

  Bob Carroll | February 08, 2007 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A failure to diagnose and treat pneumonia caused a softball-sized hole in a lung and the death of a Rhode Island woman.The ER doctor missed the signs of bacterial infection and sent the patient home without any treatment.Family awarded $21.5 million in malpractice casePROVIDENCE -- A jury on Tuesday awarded $21.5 million to the family of a Newport woman, concluding that the 34-year-old mother of...

• Dirty Hands In Hospitals Spread Infections

  Bob Carroll | February 07, 2007 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The hidden camera was used in Canada, but the dirty hands it recorded may explain why we have so many hospital infections in the United States. Camera captures lack of hygiene in hospitalsA hidden camera investigation by CBC News: Marketplace shows why many people get sicker in hospital.Up to 250,000 Canadians end up with an infection from a hospital stay every year, and the infections kill...

• This DNR Case Would Not Be For Me

  Bob Carroll | January 29, 2007 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There are some lawsuits I would not file. It would not always be a lack of legal support. Sometimes it would be my personal belief the lawsuit would not be in the best interests of the clients or society. When I read this article at Amednews.com I added one more case to my DNF (Do Not File) list. Lawsuit showcases DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) liability twist for doctorsMedical and legal experts...

• Once Upon A Time In Hospital Charts

  Bob Carroll | January 25, 2007 6:14 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  This week, probably for the 1,000th time, I struggled during my review of a complicated medical chart to determine exactly when certain events occurred in a hospital stay. When was my client taken off oxygen? When did the nurse escort him to the bathroom? The times mattered greatly because my client died of an undiagnosed pneumonia shortly after his discharge from the hospital.Although many...

• Being Famous Does Not Protect A Patient From Poor Medical Care

  Bob Carroll | January 25, 2007 2:29 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Even famous football coaches can be victimized by medical malpractice.Notre Dame Football Coach's Malpractice Suit Goes To TrialNotre Dame coach Charlie Weis' medical malpractice suit against two Boston doctors is scheduled to go to trial next month.Weis nearly died after undergoing gastric bypass surgery in June 2002, when he was the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. Weis had...

• Florida Nurse Administers What May Be The Largest Drug Overdose In The State

  Bob Carroll | January 24, 2007 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  How is it possible a nurse could administer 10 times the dose of a drug ordered by a doctor? Coral Springs mother died from massive overdose given by Broward General nurseThe Coral Springs mother went to the emergency room feeling sick after running out of medicine. But instead of just getting a refill, she died when a nurse gave her a massive overdose of a seizure drug, according to hospital...

• It Was Not Sympathy For Widow That Motivated Jury When Doctors Kept Heads In Sand

  Bob Carroll | January 21, 2007 7:09 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In a recent Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death case we are told the jury primarily heard the family's tale and acted with compassion rather than according to the rigors of the law. That is the take of Cortlandt Forum, at least.I read the facts outlined on the Forum and come to an entirely different conclusion. A complicated case is trumped by the sympathy factorThe patient was a 22-year-old...

• Let's Work On Eliminating Medical Errors, Not Patient Rights

  Bob Carroll | January 19, 2007 5:54 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Every year between 44,000 and 98,000 people die from preventable medical errors. That is the take-away message from an item posted by Cyrus Dugger at TortDeform.How to Reduce Medical Costs, Lawsuits & Deaths at the Same TimeThe tort "reform" movement blames lawyers and lawsuits for the increasing cost of medical care. Whether or not you buy that argument (and this blog has argued many times...