Are Medical Mistakes a Leading Cause of Death in America?
Every year, tens of thousands of patients in American hospitals die from medical mistakes. What is frightening is how high the number is, and medical mistakes are one of the leading causes of death in the country. According to the Journal of Patient Safety, as many as 210,000 to 440,000 people who go to the… Read more »
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What is EZ Doctor?
When you buy a used car, you can check its Carfax report to see its history. When you sign up for a college class, you can check sites like RateMyProfessor and MyEDU to see what the professors and workload will be like. And yet, there has not been a similar, popular service for vetting doctors…. Read more »
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What Is Informed Consent?
When a patient undergoes a medical procedure or begins taking medication, the doctor has a responsibility to the patient to disclose potential risks associated with the treatment. This process is known as “informed consent,” and is an integral component of any doctor-patient relationship. Consent often comes in the form of a signed document, but a… Read more »
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Can You Sue for Malpractice If a Doctor Holds You Against Your Will?
A Florida man’s 19-year imprisonment in a Nebraska mental hospital has resulted in a lawsuit against his doctors, who the man claims kept him locked up under the false pretense that he was mentally ill. His treatment team decided in 2013 that the incident that led to his long-term treatment happened during a medication-induced psychosis…. Read more »
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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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