Birth injuries can occur under a variety of circumstances and resulting in varying degrees of harm for the child and the mother. Some birth injuries result in more short-term injuries for child and mother, while others can result in serious, permanent injuries or...
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Being a physician is difficult work, and can take a toll on an individual over the years if the causes of burnout are not adequately addressed. Those who work in medical care, particularly as physicians, know that burnout is a common problem. According to some...
Diagnosis errors can greatly harm patients
Some medical conditions are urgent in nature and require an accurate and prompt diagnosis. Some of these conditions include heart attacks and strokes, which necessitate immediate treatment. Other conditions, such as cancer need rapid treatment as well, to attempt to...
Physicians’ habits with medical records can be beneficial in malpractice litigation, P.2
In our last post, we began looking at how a physician’s habits surrounding the use of medical records can be used to an injured patient’s benefits in medical malpractice litigation.For plaintiffs, it is important to understand that bad results and mistakes...
Physicians’ habits with medical records can be beneficial in malpractice litigation
In our last post, we mentioned that a jury’s perception of a physician’s attitude toward an injured patient and litigation, and the physician’s character in general, can significantly affect the outcome of medical malpractice litigation. This is an...
Physician’s attitude can make a difference in medical malpractice litigation
Building a solid medical malpractice case is a challenging task, and there are a lot of pieces that have to be put into place to build a case that stands a chance of bringing a favorable result for an injured patient. In the first place, it is important to work with...
Consult medical malpractice attorney to determine options after medical harm
More and more nowadays, physicians, physician groups and hospitals are recognizing the value in effective physician-patient communication with respect reducing liabilities. Put simply, patients are less likely to sue when physicians and hospitals staff communicate...
Life-threatening shoulder dystocia in childbirth
One fear that some pregnant women have is that their babies will be so big that they can't be born. An expecting mother might jokingly wonder if she will remain pregnant forever. While remaining pregnant forever obviously isn't possible, there is a chance that your...
MI bills aim to prevent errors due to nursing staff shortfalls
Those of our readers who work in health care, or have family members who do, know that understaffing can be a serious issue. This is particularly true in the nursing profession, where nurses are often asked to pick up extra shifts and work overtime to cover staffing...
Could patients be safer with a changing culture among doctors?
It may be well known that doctors can be arrogant, defiant and dismissive about mistakes. After all, characters from medical dramas may drive some of this mystique, but there must be some truth to the notion in order for these characters to be believable. Despite...