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Medical Malpractice Comes in Many Forms

More often than not, when a person hears the words medical malpractice, they think of a surgery gone wrong, the wrong medication given to an individual, or a mistake in treatment that caused serious problems or death for a patient. However, medical malpractice comes in other forms as well, such as neglect, indifference, and/or overworked…
Surgeon in operating room

Hospital-Acquired Infections: The Unseen Health Risks Of Hospital Stays

When you seek treatment at a hospital, you expect to get better. Unfortunately, many people become sicker in the hospital after acquiring hospital-related infections. Hospital-acquired infections are a problem in Pennsylvania and across the United States. Hospital-acquired infections can result in medical complications, additional recovery time, pain and suffering, increased medical bills, serious injuries and…
Failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis topped the list of medical malpractice claims family physicians faced.

How To Know When To Pursue A Medical Malpractice Claim

It is the scenario no patient ever wants to endure: having an illness or injury, going to the hospital only to have the condition worsen because of a doctor’s mistake. Unfortunately, thousands of patients across the country unwittingly become part of this vicious cycle. Take the case of Ryan and Leah Jeffers, whose two-year-old daughter…
Surgeon prepping for an operation

Medical Malpractice Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction

Large medical malpractice payouts (“catastrophic claims”) make up less than 1 percent of all medical payments in the U.S. As lead author Marty Makary notes, the assertion that medical malpractice lawsuits raise health care costs is simply not true. Repeated studies continue to debunk the medical malpractice myths perpetuated by insurance industry lobbyists and some…
Failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis topped the list of medical malpractice claims family physicians faced.

Medical Malpractice: Alarm Fatigue Threatens Patient Safety

Hospitalized patients face many risks in the aftermath of major surgery or during treatment for a severe illness. Medication errors, infection risks, improper charting and failures to respond to patient complaints can lead to immediate complications with tragic consequences. One example of nurse malpractice that has gained recent attention is “alarm fatigue” – failing to…

Changes in Laws Affecting Medical Malpractice

Refuting Arguments for Tort Reform Tort reform, which is a code phrase for dismantling the civil justice system, has focused in the past decade on limiting the remedies available to victims of medical malpractice by doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. The arguments for doing so are numerous. They are also weak at best…