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Unique Malpractice Risks of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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More physicians are setting up ambulatory surgery centers, but there are many malpractice risks that come with having a center. Here is what to watch out for. Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: info
FDA Takes Action Against Maryland Veal Calf DealerEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against William F. Nickle of North East, Md., for allegedly selling veal calves for human consumption that contained illegal drug residues in edible tissues. The complaint, filed Nov. 13, 2009, in the U.S. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
AP Poll: Support For Curbs On Malpractice LawsuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It's an issue that Democrats would rather not deal with as they shape a health care overhaul. Yet a new Associated Press poll says most Americans support curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Poll: Most Support Curbs On Malpractice SuitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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An Associated Press poll says most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
The Impact of Malpractice Liability Claims on Obstetrical Practice PatternsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This paper examines whether malpractice claims have any impact on obstetrical practice patterns (C-section rates) and physician delivery volume. Secondary data from the 1992[ndash]2000 Florida Hospital Inpatient Discharge File, the Florida Medical Professional Liability Insurance Claims File, and the American Medical Association's Master File on physician characteristics. The effects of malpractice claims on C-section rates and physician delivery volume were estimated using panel data and a fixed-effects multivariate model. Variables were constructed from each data source and merged into a single panel dataset using consis...
Source: Health Services Research - November 19, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Gilbert W. Gimm Source Type: journals
Sessions To Attempt Filibuster Of Appeals Court Nominee Hamilton; Vote Likely To ProceedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will try to block the confirmation vote on Tuesday on Judge David Hamilton's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, Politico reports. Sessions is unlikely to succeed with a filibuster because at least one Republican -- Hamilton's home-state senator, Richard Lugar (Ind. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Sessions To Attempt Filibuster Of Appeals Court Nominee Hamilton; Vote Likely To ProceedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will try to block the confirmation vote on Tuesday on Judge David Hamilton's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, Politico reports. (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Radiologists’ responses to inadequate referralsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions In summary, radiologists facing inadequate referrals considered patient safety and sought more information. Vetting referrals
on arrival, easier access to referring clinicians, and time for radiologists to handle inadequate referrals may contribute
to improved use of imaging.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory MalpracticeDOI 10.1007/s00330-009-1640-yAuthors
Kristin Bakke Lysdahl, Oslo University College Faculty of Health Sciences P.O. Box 4 St. Olavs plass NO-0130 Oslo NorwayBjørn Morten Hofmann, University of Oslo Section for Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine P.O. Box 1130 Blindern N...
Source: European Radiology - November 18, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: European Radiology Source Type: journals
Practicing Medicine in Difficult Times: Protecting Physicians From Malpractice Litigation [Book and Media Reviews]Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: JAMA - November 17, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Williams, A. G. Tags: Medical Practice, Law and Medicine, Patient-Physician Relationship/ Care, Patient-Physician Communication Book and Media Reviews Source Type: journals
Physicians Are Talking About: Tort Reform: Does Saying "I'm Sorry" Help?Email this article to a colleague.
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Physicians are often reluctant to apologize for clinical errors because their words can be used in malpractice litigation as admissions of fault. MPC members discuss whether saying "I'm sorry" can help. Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Medical Dermatology Society 2010/2011 Mentorship ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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Why a Mentorship Program?The Board of Directors of the MDS instituted a MDS Mentorship Program to foster interest in careers in medical dermatology, especially in the care of patients with serious dermatologic disease. Participants spend one month at an institution under the direction of a senior MDS member.Applications are due by December 1, 2009The Medical Dermatology Society (MDS) invites residents, post-dermatology residency fellows and junior faculty to apply for the 2010/2011 MDS Mentorship Program. Awardees will receive up to $3,000 for direct expenses to spend one month being mentored by a senior MDS member.• ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 15, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Medical Dermatology Society Source Type: funding
Intussusception following transmural migration and defecation of a surgical spongeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The word gossypiboma is derived from the Latin word “gossypium” (cotton) and the Swahili word “boma” (place of concealment), and is commonly associated with cases of retained foreign bodies after surgical procedures. Gossypibomas as a result of postoperative complications have medico-legal issues and have resulted in malpractice lawsuits. The incidence of gossypibomas varies in the medical literature. Gawande et al. reported an incidence ranging from 1/18 760 to 1/8801 surgeries, while Bani-Hani et al. described an incidence of 1/5027. Retained surgical sponges are usually found in the abdomen and pelvis, but s...
Source: Clinical Radiology - November 12, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: J.V. Horvat, R.C. Machado, L. Vandesteen, R.S. Moll, G.A. Oliveira Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals
Malpractice lawsuits hit 10-year low in MissouriEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physicians credit the state's damage cap. But the tort reforms face a state Supreme Court challenge. (Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION)
Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION - November 12, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Teva Receives Favorable Court Decision Regarding Generic Prevacid(R) SoluTabEmail this article to a colleague.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has issued a decision in its litigation over the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.'s Prevacid® (Lansoprazole) SoluTab. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Teva Receives Favorable Court Decision Regarding Generic Prevacid(R) SoluTabEmail this article to a colleague.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has issued a decision in its litigation over the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.'s Prevacid® (Lansoprazole) SoluTab. The Court found that Teva's generic lansoprazole orally disintegrating tablets do not infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,464,632. (Source: Pharma Industry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pharma Industry News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Health Care Professional Sentenced To Prison For Product TamperingEmail this article to a colleague.
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DREA LYNNE GIBSON, 43, of Fall City, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year and a day in prison and three years of supervised release for product tampering in violation of federal law. GIBSON pleaded guilty in May 2009, admitting that she tampered with doses of Demerol, a narcotic pain medication, at the surgical center where she worked. At sentencing U.S. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Non-compliance with recommendations for the practice of antibiotic prophylaxis and risk of surgical site infection: results of a multilevel analysis from the INCISO Surveillance NetworkEmail this article to a colleague.
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A too-short SAP duration was the most important SAP malpractice associated with an increased risk of SSI. Information directed at practitioners should be reinforced based on standard recommendations. (Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - November 10, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Miliani, K., L'Heriteau, F., Astagneau, P., on behalf of the INCISO Network Study Group Tags: Original research Source Type: journals
Genetic 'breakthroughs' are often nothing of the sortEmail this article to a colleague.
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Don't believe everything you read about genes and disease in prestigious journals like Science and Nature, say Marcus R Munafò and Jonathan Flint. A lot of it is simply wrongDuring the second world war, the physicist Enrico Fermi asked General Leslie Groves of the US Army how many generals might be called "great" and why. Groves replied that any general who won five major battles in a row might be called great, and that about three in every hundred would qualify. Fermi countered that if opposing forces are roughly equal, the odds are one in two that a general will win one battle, one in four that he will win two battles i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 9, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Genetics Science Controversies in science Medical research Life and style Health & wellbeing Depression in adults Society guardian.co.uk Comment Source Type: news
Gene 'breakthroughs' not what they seemEmail this article to a colleague.
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Don't believe everything you read about genes and disease in prestigious journals like Science and Nature, say Marcus Munafò and Jonathan Flint. A lot of it is simply wrongDuring the second world war, the physicist Enrico Fermi asked General Leslie Groves of the US Army how many generals might be called "great" and why. Groves replied that any general who won five major battles in a row might be called great, and that about three in every hundred would qualify. Fermi countered that if opposing forces are roughly equal, the odds are one in two that a general will win one battle, one in four that he will win two battles in ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 9, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Genetics Science Controversies in science Medical research Life and style Health & wellbeing Depression in adults Society guardian.co.uk Comment Source Type: news
Ohio malpractice premiums dropEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medical malpractice premiums are in a fourth straight year of decline in Ohio, something regulators and insurers credit to a pastiche of liability limits, safety initiatives and policy changes. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Ohio malpractice premiums dropEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medical malpractice premiums are in a fourth straight year of decline in Ohio, something regulators and insurers credit to a pastiche of liability limits, safety initiatives and policy changes. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Why Health Care Costs are So High (Opinion)Email this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) Recently, USA Today has been running an interesting series of articles on our ridiculous health care system or, as reality would put it, our "disease care" system. While more and more Americans are concerned with the increasing costs of the U.S. health care system, hawked as the best medical care in the world, the problem is that those that cannot afford it are steadily increasing.A poll found that eighty percent of those that responded were not thrilled with the $2.2 TRILLION, or $7,129 a person, being spent on health care in the U.S. and that medical company profits or malpractice lawsuits were the biggest ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Survey: U.S. docs want tort reformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Seventy-four percent of American physicians believe they have less control over the way they practice medicine than they did five years ago, mostly due to medical malpractice litigation. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 6, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Survey: U.S. docs want tort reformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Seventy-four percent of American physicians believe they have less control over the way they practice medicine than they did five years ago, mostly due to medical malpractice litigation. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 6, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Malpractice Issues in RadiologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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May it please the court, he is back again on the subject of malpractice in radiology. This is the third edition, and it is every bit as clear, lucid, insightful, coherent, and entertaining as the first two. So we ask the court to rule in favor of the malpractice issues tome by Leonard Berlin. (Source: Academic Radiology)
Source: Academic Radiology - November 5, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: Otha Linton Tags: The Bookshelf Source Type: journals
The ACEP Interviews: Ilene BrennerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ilene Brenner, MD, author of the forthcoming How to Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit (http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Medical-Malpractice-Lawsuit/dp/1444331302) (April 2010), discusses common... (Source: EPMonthly.com)
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 5, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info
House Republicans Offer Health Overhaul PlanEmail this article to a colleague.
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House Republicans unveiled their health reform proposal Tuesday night. Their alternative health care bill "would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured, limit damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and allow small businesses to band together and buy insurance exempt from most state regulation," The New York Times reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
House Republicans Offer Health Overhaul PlanEmail this article to a colleague.
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House Republicans unveiled their health reform proposal Tuesday night. Their alternative health care bill "would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured, limit damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and allow small businesses to band together and buy insurance exempt from most state regulation," The New York Times reports. (Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today)
Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Man Sentenced For Sale And Supply Of Controlled And Counterfeit DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 41-year-old man, Mr Harish Gami, received an eight month prison sentence suspended for two years at Aylesbury Crown Court today for the illicit sale and supply of controlled drugs as well as counterfeit and unlicensed medicines. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Man Sentenced For Sale And Supply Of Controlled And Counterfeit DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 41-year-old man, Mr Harish Gami, received an eight month prison sentence suspended for two years at Aylesbury Crown Court today for the illicit sale and supply of controlled drugs as well as counterfeit and unlicensed medicines. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) discovered more than 86,000 Valium tablets and a further 11,500 medicinal products in an undercover investigation into Gami's illegal online dealing. (Source: Pharma Industry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pharma Industry News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Skin Deep: Surgery at a Spa? Buyer Beware.Email this article to a colleague.
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Medical spas are rapidly growing, and coming under increased scrutiny. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By CAMILLE SWEENEY Tags: Spas Medicine and Health malpractice Source Type: news
A Three-layered Model of Nursing Based on Hospital Observation Data.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Our system succeeded in verification of nursing care steps in IVDI procedure in ratios of more than 95%. Detection errors are due to the sensor system, so it is necessary to use or develop more precise devices.
PMID: 19893858 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Methods of Information in Medicine)
Source: Methods of Information in Medicine - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Ohboshi N, Tanaka T, Kuwahara N, Ozaku HI, Naya F, Kogure K Tags: Methods Inf Med Source Type: journals
Strategies to Avoid a Malpractice Suit When a Patient Commits SuicideEmail this article to a colleague.
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A few simple steps can enhance your assessment of a patient’s suicide risk—and thereby reduce your own risk for liability if the patient does commit suicide. Phillip J. Resnick, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of forensic psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, described those measures in a lecture today at the US Psychiatric Congress. (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Source: Psychiatric Times - November 4, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: info
G.O.P. Counters With a Health Plan of Its OwnEmail this article to a colleague.
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The bill would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured and limit malpractice awards. It has no chance of passing. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - November 4, 2009 Category: American Health Authors: By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Tags: Republican Party Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Small Business Regulation and Deregulation of Industry malpractice Source Type: news
G.O.P. Counters With a Health Plan of Its OwnEmail this article to a colleague.
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The bill would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured and limit malpractice awards. It has no chance of passing. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Tags: Republican Party Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Small Business Regulation and Deregulation of Industry malpractice Source Type: news
The ACEP Interviews: Louise B. AndrewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Louise Andrew talks with Mark Plaster about litigation stress and strategies for surviving a malpractice suit. (Source: EPMonthly.com)
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 3, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info
Spitzoid melanomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: Because spitzoid melanoma shares many histopathologic features with Spitz nevus, it is one of the most difficult lesions to diagnose in dermatopathology. Uncertainty exists in the medical literature about how to diagnose melanocytic proliferations including Spitz nevus and spitzoid melanoma. A misdiagnosis of a melanoma as Spitz nevus is one of the most frequent causes of malpractice lawsuits in surgical pathology and dermatopathology. This contribution provides a review of the clinical presentation, histopathology, ancillary studies, treatment, and the differential diagnosis of spitzoid melanoma. (Source: Clinics in Dermatology)
Source: Clinics in Dermatology - November 1, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hideko Kamino Source Type: journals
Surgeons: Tort reform is central to health care reformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Virtually lost in the debate over health care reform and whether it will contain a public option is an
effort by advocates of medical malpractice reform to advance their cause and obtain some form of relief to the
steadily increasing cost of premiums and the negative impact of defensive medicine. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info
Tips for Curbing Malpractice Insurance CostsEmail this article to a colleague.
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CORONADO, CALIF. — As general counsel and director of risk management for Canton, Ohio–based Emergency Medicine Physicians, Dr. Michael Frank fields his share of calls from partner groups asking for insight on how to keep a lid on malpractice insurance costs. (Source: Internal Medicine News)
Source: Internal Medicine News - November 1, 2009 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: DOUG BRUNK Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals
Sorry Makes It BetterEmail this article to a colleague.
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When medical errors occur in the University of Michigan Health System, often the doctor will admit the mistake upfront and a lawyer may offer immediate compensation. Richard Boothman, a malpractice defense lawyer and the chief risk officer for the health system says the approach reflects common decency. It is also a wise business strategy. Malpractice claims against the University of Michigan system have fallen from 121 in 2001 to 61 in 2006, and open claims fell from 262 in 2001 to 83 in 2007. Time to process a claim is just 8 months rather than the previous 20 months. (Source: Dental Abstracts)
Source: Dental Abstracts - November 1, 2009 Category: Dentistry Tags: Extracts Source Type: journals
MalpracticeEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners)
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Sandy Wilbanks, Sandra Wilbanks Tags: Answer Key: Test Your Knowledge Source Type: journals
Editors' malpractice: forward submitted letters (to the concerned authors), then reject them.Email this article to a colleague.
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It seems that editors still enjoy an almost absolute power in deciding "what gets published" and are barely accountable. The rejection of two "Letters to the Editor" submitted by myself to different journals leads me to expose here the editors' confidentiality breach inherent to improperly sharing unpublished manuscripts with the challenged authors. Although the scientific relevance of the issues raised here is virtually null, these experiences are consistent with the view that full peer review starts only after publication, highlight certain editorial malpractices, and stress that we all should promote scientific inte...
Source: Accountability in Research - October 30, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Rivera H Tags: Account Res Source Type: journals
Avoiding Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Guide to the LawEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings)
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - October 30, 2009 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Schipper, A. M. Tags: BOOK REVIEWS Source Type: journals
Understanding the Dangers of Cesarean Birth: Making Informed DecisionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nicette Jukelevics, former chair of the International Childbirth Education Association's Cesarean Options Committee, has written a groundbreaking exposé of cesarean birth in the United States. Approximately 1 in 3 US women give birth by cesarean section, a rate that is 2 times higher than that recommended by the World Health Organization. Factors thought to be contributing to the rapidly rising US cesarean rate include the decrease in vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), an increase in primary cesarean births, the widespread use of labor interventions such as induction and epidural anesthesia, the availability of elective...
Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health - October 30, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Janelle Wahlman Tags: Media Reviews Source Type: journals
Mich. Man Accused Of Killing Antiabortion Protester Found Competent To Stand TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Harlan Drake, who is accused of fatally shooting an antiabortion-rights protester outside a Michigan high school last month, has been found competent to face murder charges, the AP/Lansing State Journal reports. Drake is charged with killing the protester, James Pouillon, and a local businessman. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
Is An Individual Mandate Constitutional? Legal Scholars Are DividedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some legal scholars are questioning the constitutionality of a proposed mandate that would require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a tax penalty, The Washington Times reports. This would be the first time that Congress has "required citizens to purchase any good or service. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
The Best States to PracticeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Which states welcome practicing physicians, and which ones fleece them? Check out our simple one-page scorecard for state-based information on Medicare pay, malpractice climate, income tax burdens, and more. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 28, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: info
Death Penalty Cases Afffected By Legal CounselEmail this article to a colleague.
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Legal counsel is a matter of life and death in Houston, but it is not necessarily tied to a defendant's socioeconomic status, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver (DU). "Defendants who hired counsel for the entire case were never sentenced to death, and were much more likely to be acquitted," says Phillips. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical malpractice Source Type: news
An autopsy report on multiple system atrophy diagnosed immunohistochemically despite severe ischaemic damage: a new approach for investigation of medical practice associated deaths in JapanEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 60-year old man with a 10-year history of multiple system atrophy (MSA) was found in respiratory arrest. After 4 months of respiratory support with two episodes of septic shock, he died. Autopsy disclosed severe atrophy of the mesencephalon, brainstem, medulla oblongata and cerebellum. Gallyas–Braak, -synuclein and ubiquitin-positive inclusions in the cytoplasm of glial cells were evident, despite the severe ischaemic damage due to respiratory arrest and subsequent respiratory support for 4 months. The cause of respiratory arrest was not identified, but could be explained by the natural history of MSA. The bereaved...
Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - October 27, 2009 Category: Pathology Authors: Nakajima, M, Kojima, H, Takazawa, Y, Yahagi, N, Harada, K, Takahashi, K, Unuma, K, Yoshida, K Tags: Legal and forensic medicine Case reports Source Type: journals
