Articles Tagged With: Malpractice
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More nurses, hospitalists being sued for malpractice, studies say
Separate reports indicate that nurses and hospitalists are being sued for malpractice more than in the past.
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Communication failure cited in 30% of med mal
Thirty percent of all medical malpractice claims involve a communication failure, according to a new report. These claims involve communication breakdowns in which acts, figures, or findings got lost between the individuals who had that information and those who needed it, across the spectrum of healthcare services and settings.
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Malpractice can begin at the front desk with simple errors by admissions staff
Seemingly simple errors at the front desk can have devastating effects on patient safety and may expose the hospital to litigation that is more damaging than malpractice lawsuits, warns a lawyer who has studied the issue.
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State malpractice cap shelters healthcare facility from paying $3.5 million of $7.5 million jury award
In 2010, a woman had a section of her colon removed and believed there was a cancerous mass on the removed section. The remainder of her colon was stitched together by a surgeon at a medical center. The woman became increasingly ill over the next couple of months and received follow-up care from a physician at the same healthcare facility where the surgeon performed the original procedure.
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Medical malpractice payout amounts increase
For the second consecutive year, medical malpractice payouts increased more than 4% from the previous year, according to an analysis Diederich Healthcare conducted of the medical malpractice payout data provided by the National Practitioner Data Bank.
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Assessment failures lead to diagnostic errors
In most cases, a diagnostic error can be traced to a failure in assessing the patient, according to the results of CRICO Strategies’ 2014 annual benchmarking report Malpractice Risks in the Diagnostic Process.
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Costly Diagnosis Delays can be Avoided with Good Practices
Patient safety experts are finding that system failures are more responsible for diagnosis errors than simply mistakes by individuals.
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Med mal reform not lowering healthcare costs
Two papers co-authored by a University of Illinois expert in the regulation and financing of healthcare conclude that tort reform has had relatively little impact on the U.S. healthcare system.
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Malpractice suit filed in Joan Rivers’ death
Melissa Rivers filed a malpractice lawsuit recently against doctors and the clinic where her mother, Joan Rivers, died after a routine medical procedure.
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NJ sees 250% increase in its malpractice premiums