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The reuse of syringes by a physician was kept from the public and the potentially infected patients even when known by the authorities. The state health departments and even officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were aware of the risk of infection but delayed reporting the problem. Incredibly the number of patients potentially infected may run in the thousands. ...

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The reuse of syringes by a physician was kept from the public and the potentially infected patients even when known by the authorities. The state health departments and even officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were aware of the risk of infection but delayed reporting the problem. Incredibly the number of patients potentially infected may run in the thousands. ...

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In yet another study of the medical malpractice problem in the United States a recent study revealed that almost half of physicians in the United States admitted they knew of a serious medical error that had been made but did not tell authorities about it. The report stated that most of the physicians knew that they should report the problem but did not. Imagine if half all pilots refused to...

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In recent years we have heard certain lawmakers rail against evil trial lawyers and advocate for bans or strict caps on medical malpractice cases. Now, one of the leading lawmakers for "tort reform" has, so to speak, gotten a taste of his own medicine. According to an article in the Jacksonville Times-Union: It has been a staple of Stephen Wise's political career. As a state representative and...

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Thousands of Americans lose their lives each year because of medication errors. Some hospitals are trying to prevent medical neglect in the administration of medications through electronic verification systems. With this system a patient wears a bar-coded armband. The nurse scans the patient's armband before giving a medication and pulls up the patient's records to verify the medications. The...

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The US Supreme Court announced it will decide a case regarding whether federal regulation of pharmaceutical companies preempts state law. The case the Court will decide arises from a products liaiblity lawsuit against Pfizer's Warner-Lamber unit involving its Rezulin diabetes drug. The FDA ordered Rezzulin off the market in March 2000 because it was linked to hundreds of deaths and cases of...

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It is frightening to examine the number of injuries and death from medical malpractice. The Institute of Medicine, a highly respected source of medical science information, determined that preventable medical malpractice and negligence is the number eight highest cause of death in the U.S.. According to the study, medical malpractice is a factor in over 98,000 deaths each year in the...

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The Hill-Rom Company has published a study indicating that half of all hospital patients risk acquiring pressure ulcers or bed sores during the hospital stay. First to blame are the hospitals for not taking precautions to prevent the sores from starting. This study follows the recent U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' decision to stop reimbursement to hospitals for the cost...

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The FDA is recalling the MRL/Welch Allyn AED 20 Automatic External Defibrillator that is used by emergency personnel in hospitals, at fire stations and other risk management departments to treat heart attack victims. The defective equipment may show an error message (Defib Comm) which can result in the medical personnel giving improper treatment. Hospitals, fire departments, and ambulance...

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For years patients have been forced to sue physicians and hospitals because they just could not get a straight answer from them about what happened and why. Many times an apology and an offer to correct the problem would have prevented a lawsuit. Other times, especially in cases of clear negligence a fair settlement offer at the outset of the injury would prevent the time, expense and...

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The 2003 Florida Legislature with former Governeor Jeb Bush's backing passed caps on medical malpractice cases taking the decision of the amount of fair compensation of injuries away from the jury. Florida law has a $150,000.00 cap for "pain and suffering" for emergency room negligence and $500,000.00 caps for other cases. If medical negligence causes the wrongful death of a patient the cap may...

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Well the Federal Government finally seems to be starting to do something about the extensive malpractice occurring in our hospitals. Up until now, if malpractice was committed on a patient at a hospital the hospital would actually profit from the malpractice by billing for and getting paid from Medicare for the cost of the care stemming from the malpractice that they caused. Now Medicare...

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According to a recently published online study by the American Academy of Dermatology, patients that want to see a dermatologist for an evaluation of potential cancer in a mole must wait much longer than it takes to get an appointment to the same dermatologist for a cosmetic Botox injection. Given the malignant melanoma is so very deadly it is disappointing to see that patient health care is...

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In a study published in the May edition of the Michigan Law Review, Professor Philip D. Peters, Jr. states that The efforts of the Bush administration to reform the tort system on medical malpractice and decrying 'runaway' jury verdicts was phony. Studies which were examined showed this claim to be unsupported by actual data. The study also revealed that juries are "more likely to defer to...

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Under the Florida Statutes (FS 458.320) in order for a doctor to have hospital medical staff privileges the physician must meet certain financial requirements in order to pay medical malpractice judgments against the doctor for negligent medical care. However, the Florida Surpeme Court held a hospital has no duty to ensure a doctor complies with the statute.As a result of this court ruling, a...

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