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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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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(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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Diminishing windfall medical malpractice judgments for inadvertent bumps and bruises might make some lawyers sick.
May 22, 2014
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(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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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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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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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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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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(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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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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