In our previous post, we looked briefly at a policy statement recently published by the American Academy of Pediatrics which calls for non-medical home facilities offering pediatric care to be held to the same standard of care as medical home facilities. In...
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What duty does a doctor have to a patient?
Seeking medical care for a condition shouldn't be a gamble with your life. You count on the doctors who care for you to do the job they are supposed to do. The last thing that you expect is to suffer harm because of something a doctor's negligence. A doctor who is...
Pediatric expert group urges uniform standards of care at acute care facilities
Readers may or may not be familiar with the term medical home, which refers to a model of health care delivery in which a team of professionals is lead by a health care provider who coordinates patient care to ensure continuity and completeness of care. While medical...
Work with experienced attorney to seek damages for unwarranted, faulty vaginal surgery
In our previous post, we began looking at the case of a Michigan physician who has been targeted in the first prosecution under a federal prohibition on female genital mutilation.While the case is involves criminal charges, it is interesting to point out that the law...
Federal authorities go after MI physician in first prosecution of female genital mutilation
Physicians are bound by a wide variety of rules which are legal, ethical, and professional in nature. The legal duties to which physicians are bound come from various sources, including statutes, case law, and the medical community itself. When a physician exercises...
Study looks at low reporting rate of medication errors among anesthesiologists, P.2
In our last post, we began looking at a recent study which found that found anesthesiologists may be significantly underreporting medication errors. The problem is particularly prevalent with respect to antibiotic and opioid errors. Failure to self-report errors is,...
Study looks at low reporting rate of medication errors among anesthesiologists
Medication errors are a common type of medical error observed in the health care industry. In many cases, medication errors are preventable. These errors can be traced back to physicians, of course, in the prescription of medications, but also to pharmacists who...
A bit about medical malpractice claims based on failure to obtain informed consent
In our last post, we noted both the importance of informed consent in health care, as well as the fact that informed consent is not necessarily always sufficient. Under Michigan law, negligence can occur with informed consent when a physician fails to reasonably...
Why do doctors refuse to admit or apologize for mistakes?
According to research conducted by John Hopkins University, medical errors kill approximately 251,000 patients each year across America. Countless other patients are injured by medical malpractice.While these numbers are staggering, the number of families that receive...
MSU faces potential liability for failures related to physician sexual assault allegations, P.2
Last time, we began looking at a lawsuit filed against Michigan State University for its alleged failure to supervise a physician accused of sexually assault female patients during medical examinations and procedures. As we noted last time, one of the areas of focus...