The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have quietly stopped reporting some serious medical conditions to the public.
Every year, patients are misdiagnosed approximately 12 million times.
Medication errors – often the result of poor communication between health care provider and patient – are common occurrences.
Age may be a factor in some surgical malpractice claims, but age alone isn’t nearly enough to bring a successful claim. There are plenty of excellent surgeons out there still practicing into their 70s and beyond.
Pain is sometimes difficult to communicate, in part because we haven’t developed sufficient language to do so.
New studies indicate patients suffering from ischemic strokes should be monitored longer for evidence of atrial fibrillation.
The new wearable computer may make operations safer, but it also has the potential for problems, not only surgically but in safekeeping patient’s private medical information
Medical Malpractice Tort Reformers rely on falsehoods when arguing for barriers to justice for malpractice victims. Caps on damages, in particular, does only harm to those who have suffered as a result of malpractice.
The Affordable Care Act will increase the number of insureds in our society, and this will likely change the way in which we receive our healthcare.
In the early 2000s, in response to a rising call from medical professionals and their organizations, Mississippi enacted significant tort reform, including capping damage awards at $500,000. Now, 10 years later, a fascinating recent article takes a look at the consequences of that change.
