What Do I Do If a Doctor Uses Unapproved Techniques to Treat Me?
A Florida court has recently reaffirmed a 2013 decision to revoke the license of Dr. Zannos Grekos, whose patient died in 2010 after receiving an unapproved stem cell procedure. Grekos’ attorney filed for an appeal after the doctor’s loss in the first trial, claiming that the medical board was biased toward accepting the findings of… Read more »
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Is My Doctor a Repeat Offender?
Dr. Andrew Hearn, a former doctor at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Georgia, found himself in hot water once again after recently being found negligent for a botched appendectomy that led to a premature birth. New allegations suggest that the doctor is responsible for a 2011 stent that damaged the heart of a patient. In… Read more »
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Is My Doctor Conducting Improper Surgeries?
Lawsuits filed against Florida cardiologist Asad Qamar have been backed by the Justice Department. Qamar, who collected the second highest amount of money from Medicare in 2012 amongst all doctors nationwide, is accused of performing unnecessary heart scans and procedures on patients on a regular basis to collect money from Medicare. Patient co-payments were waived… Read more »
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Can a Botched Plastic Surgery Qualify as Medical Malpractice?
When the words “plastic surgery” pop up in conversation or in text, it is not uncommon for the reader or listener to picture ads for liposuction or lip inflation, or the ever-popular Hollywood breast augmentation. However plastic surgery is not just for celebrities – the broad category covers reconstructive surgeries, craniofacial surgeries, hand surgeries, microsurgeries… Read more »
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Why Is the Federal Government Reducing Medicare Payments for 31 Florida Hospitals?
The federal government plans to cut Medicare payments to 721 hospitals across the United States, including 31 in Florida, for high patient infection and injury rates. These cuts come as a part of the new healthcare laws, which reduce Medicare payments by 1 percent in the quarter of hospitals with the highest rates of “hospital-acquired… Read more »
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Can a Doctor Become a Drug Dealer?
Kirkwood Family Practice of Dayton, Ohio is under fire for the overdose deaths of seven patients. According to the Ohio Attorney General, Dr. David C. Kirkwood is responsible for running a “pill mill,” dispensing prescription drugs to recipients in his home state as well as Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia…. Read more »
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Why Are Malpractice Caps a Bad Thing?
Medical malpractice caps are ceilings placed on medical malpractice payouts regardless of the extent of the victim’s injuries, the merit of the case, or the severity of the hospital’s misconduct. This means that no matter what a hospital does to you or your loved ones, certain states will only allow you to collect a certain… Read more »
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Is Your Doctor Lying about Your Surgery?
The case of Aria Sabit, a Detroit-based back surgeon who was arrested in November by federal authorities, has developed further, with the FBI asking for more of his victims to step forward. Sabit is facing over two dozen medical malpractice allegations, and he recently surrendered his medical license as a result. Sabit is accused of… Read more »
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Are Nursing Home Residents Overmedicated?
A federal law known colloquially as a “chemical restraint” prohibits nurses in nursing homes from medicating their residents for the sake of convenience. Medicine must be prescribed based on medical need only. However, studies showed that 300,000 nursing home residents are currently prescribed antipsychotic drugs, and not all of the nursing home residents need these… Read more »
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When Is It Too Late to File a Malpractice Lawsuit?
The plaintiff in a malpractice lawsuit against Medtronic Inc. has lost following a Florida federal judge’s ruling that the claim against Medtronic was not filed within the two year statute of limitations for the surgery in question, nor was it filed within the four-year repose period. The surgery performed on the plaintiff involved the implantation… Read more »
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