Posted on Jan. 8th, 2013 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
If anyone from Pittsburgh has recently gone to the doctor’s office, they may have noticed that more and more their cases are being handled by a physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP). The reason why these individuals are playing such a significant role is because there is a shortage of physicians that can see… read more
Posted on Jan. 4th, 2013 | in Medication Errors, News
A hospital may have to pay in excess of $100 million concerning a medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed against it. The lawsuit concerns a series of medication errors where the hospital reportedly failed to provide the newest drug therapies to children that were suffering from leukemia. The hospital has already paid $45 million to… read more
Posted on Jan. 2nd, 2013 | in News, Surgical Errors
The United States Attorney’s Office located in Pittsburgh announced that that one healthcare provider had settled medical malpractice allegations in the amount of $2 million. It has been claimed that this healthcare provider submitted false claims to Medicare after performing unnecessary cardiac stenting between 2009 and 2011. More disturbing than the bilking of Medicare, individuals… read more
Posted on Dec. 27th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
In one hospital alone, it has been alleged that negligent medical care caused the death of three separate infants during a 60 day period. In one lawsuit, the physician and medical providers are accused of not recognizing the symptoms of early labor. In another, cesarean delivery was delayed. And a failure to recognize fetal distress… read more
Posted on Dec. 24th, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
Medical malpractice cases often come down to a simple mistake. In a hospital in Canada, a woman undergoing treatment for Crohn’s disease, was apparently administered the wrong medicine that resulted in her suffering brain damage. This woman claims to have been given insulin instead of liquid Gravol, and this seems to have caused her to… read more
Posted on Dec. 20th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Surgical errors, including leaving of items inside of the body or operations on the wrong body part, occur dozens of times every week in hospitals. It has been conservatively estimated that 80,000 such incidents have occurred during the last 20 years. A study described these surgical errors as ones that should never occur. Yet the… read more
Posted on Dec. 17th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Whether you call them emergency rooms or emergency departments, a recent study shows that if you seek medical attention when one is busy you might be risking more than money. According to the study, there was a direct link between busy ERs, mortality risk and higher financial costs. In an average workplace, rushing a task… read more
Posted on Dec. 14th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Taking care of an elderly person can be hard so a lot of families entrust the care of their loved one to a nursing home facility. It’s scary to turn the care over to someone else, but it’s worse when the facility has problems with reporting and its staff. This week two Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, women… read more
Posted on Dec. 10th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
An Illinois man has brought a lawsuit against a hospital for his losing part use of his hand. The patient was admitted with cuts to his left middle and index fingers that came about due to a fall, and he was complaining of numbness and pain. The patient was apparently treated and released. However, it… read more
Posted on Dec. 6th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
A Pennsylvania doctor was recently assessed a civil penalty of $2,000 and ordered to enroll in a remedial education program due to purported problems with the keeping of medical records. The doctor apparently did not note in the records changes in a patient’s medical condition, nor did the doctor report the symptoms reported when prescribing… read more
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