When the average American goes to the doctor for medical services, he or she expects that their provider will exercise a reasonable amount of care and prudence with respect to their safety. Yes, most of us are aware that medical errors can and do occur, but it...
Detroit Medical Malpractice Law Blog
When can I hold a hospital liable in medical malpractice litigation?
Our readers are all aware that medical error is not an uncommon occurrence in the United States, despite the overall high quality of medical care. Just how prevalent medical errors are, though, is not as clear to the average consumer of medical services. To remedy...
New regulations seek to improve investigation of providers
When a patient is harmed by a negligent doctor, nurse, hospital or other health care provider or institution they deserve some measure of justice. This can come by way of compensation, either through a settlement or jury award, as in medical malpractice litigation. It...
Michigan med mal payouts in 2013 were $7.45 per capita
What would you think if you were told that the average payout in medical malpractice cases in Michigan was roughly $7.45 per year for 2012 and 2013? Maybe you’d be indifferent, not knowing whether that’s good or bad. Maybe you’d argue in favor of...
Eye Surgeon Pays $1.4M To Settle Unnecessary Surgery Lawsuit
An ophthalmologist recently agreed to pay the federal government $1.4 million to settle a lawsuit against him concerning the False Claims Act. The federal government alleges that Dr. John Arthur Kiely performed unnecessary surgeries on Medicare and Medicaid patients...
Florida Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Damage Cap
The ruling may spark other states to only allow fact-based measures of tort reform Medical malpractice lawsuits have long been the political scapegoat for the exorbitant cost of U.S. healthcare. Although facts have never supported claims that malpractice...
Psoriasis Study Reveals Doctors’ Common Ignorance Of Guidelines
The successful practice of medicine involves a great deal of skill, insight and intelligence, but it also requires doctors to remain current with industry knowledge.A new dermatological study evidences the large divide that may exist between physicians that evolve to...
Journal: Some Hospitals Fall Short On Basic Infection Prevention
Healthcare-associated infections kill 100,000 each year in the U.S., often because basic safety guidelines are not followed. That is what makes a medical study recently published in the American Journal of Infection Control so disconcerting. Approximately one in five...
How Are Surgical Patients Exposed To Incurable Brain Disease?
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) is an untreatable brain disease affecting one in one million people each year. It is thankful that CJD is rare, because it is often regarded as the human version of "mad cow" disease, quickly transforming healthy brain proteins into...
Pregnant Moms Receive Painkiller Meds Despite Safety Concerns
A recent study reveals that 14 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. are prescribed powerful painkillers by their doctors. The statistic is particularly unsettling because there is little research about the effects of narcotics on unborn children. Of the few studies...