June 11, 2017
ASK YOUR DOCTOR QUESTIONS TO HELP PREVENT MEDICAL MISTAKES Too often patients blindly follow their doctor’s orders and recommendations even when they have concerns about the proposed surgery or treatment plan. Too often patients feel too scared or intimidated to ask questions of their doctors, even when facing high-stakes, life-altering Read More
May 18, 2017
Surgery checklists save lives, a study released in April 2017 found. An article in the Washington Post explained: “Safety checklists are not a piece of paper that somehow magically protect patients, but rather they are a tool to help change practice, to foster a specific type of behavior in communication, to Read More
May 14, 2017
Myth 4: Physicians Move in Large Numbers to States That Adopt Damages Caps If physicians relocate because of liability risk, damages caps are an obvious strategy for attracting more physicians, particularly in lawsuit-prone specialties. Reform advocates have argued that damages caps have exactly this effect. Various researchers have studied the Read More
May 12, 2017
Myth 3: Physicians Are One Malpractice Verdict Away From Bankruptcy Many physicians seem to believe that malpractice verdicts threaten to wipe out their savings. When assessing this fear, it is appropriate to start by observing that most malpractice cases are settled or dismissed; only about 2% of claims are tried, Read More
March 25, 2017
On March 6, 2017, Steven Cooper, an 18-year U.S. Army Veteran, was awarded $2.5 million in a malpractice lawsuit filed against the Phoenix VA. Cooper is one of many veterans forced to wait over a year to secure an appointment at the Phoenix VA Health Center. The Army veteran claimed Read More
March 22, 2017
From an article published in the Military Times on March 14, 2017, by Leo Shane III: Former service members exposed to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune over a 35-year period can now apply for veterans disability benefits, under a new federal rule finalized Tuesday. The move, which Read More
March 14, 2017
Myth 2: Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Deliver “Jackpot Justice” The assertion that the malpractice liability system serves up jackpot justice takes various forms, but the basic charge is that the system doles out compensation freely and that uninjured or less injured patients take home millions. However, recent stuides consistently prove that Read More
January 23, 2017
Myth one: the medical malpractice “crisis” is caused by malpractice litigation People point to jury verdicts with jaw-dropping awards issued to patients as proof of a malpractice crisis and need for limits on damages. However, extensive research published in medical journals proves that run-away jury verdicts are NOT the cause Read More
January 2, 2017
The Department of Veterans Affairs has for years assigned star ratings for each of its medical centers based on the quality of care and service they provide, but the agency has repeatedly refused to make them public, saying they are meant for internal use only. USA TODAY obtained internal documents Read More
November 29, 2016
From a recent article in NJ.com: “In two courtrooms less than an hour’s drive apart, two doctors were sent to prison recently for putting greed ahead of the welfare of patients. One, Paresh Patel, an internal medicine doctor from Jamesburg, will spend a year in prison for allowing a lab Read More
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