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Measuring defensive medicine costs on three hospital services
About 28 percent of the orders for three services at three hospitals were judged to be at least partially defensive by the physicians who ordered them.
Sep 15, 2014
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Alabama man claims penis mistakenly amputated
(AP)—An Alabama man who went to the hospital for a routine circumcision says doctors mistakenly amputated his penis.
Jul 24, 2014
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In-store clinics, 'telemedicine' and the death of windfall malpractice judgments
Diminishing windfall medical malpractice judgments for inadvertent bumps and bruises might make some lawyers sick.
May 22, 2014
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Surgery
Pending malpractice litigation may bias parents' reports
(HealthDay)—Following neonatal brachial plexus palsy, medical malpractice litigation is associated with worse parent reports of their child's function and pain, according to a study published in the March 5 issue of The ...
Apr 4, 2014
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Massachusetts primary care malpractice claims related to alleged misdiagnoses
Most of the primary care malpractice claims filed in Massachusetts are related to alleged misdiagnoses, according to study in JAMA Internal Medicine by Gordon D. Schiff, M.D., of the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and ...
Sep 30, 2013
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Lawsuit filed after surgeon allegedly operates on wrong side of patient's brain
A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed Friday against SSM Health Care-St. Louis and a neurosurgeon for allegedly operating on the wrong side of a woman's skull and brain.
Apr 30, 2013
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Diagnostic errors more common, costly and harmful than treatment mistakes
In reviewing 25 years of U.S. malpractice claim payouts, Johns Hopkins researchers found that diagnostic errors—not surgical mistakes or medication overdoses—accounted for the largest fraction of claims, the most severe ...
Apr 22, 2013
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French executives on trial over faulty breast implants (Update)
France launched one of its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.
Apr 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breast CA diagnostic errors major cause of malpractice suits
(HealthDay)—The most common reason for medical malpractice suits against radiologists in the United States is diagnostic errors, particularly breast cancer and non-vertebral and spinal fractures, according to research published ...
Feb 5, 2013
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Looming malpractice: Waiting for claims resolution takes up more than ten per cent of the average medical career
The average physician can expect to spend nearly 11 per cent of his or her career with a malpractice claim waiting to be resolved. Some specialists will spend nearly a third of their careers with open claims.
Jan 7, 2013
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