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Adrianos
Adrianos posted a blog entry
Anti-SLAPP Law: Legal Malpractice Trap For The Unwary?
The so-called anti-SLAPP statute (CCP § 425.16) was enacted in California in 1991 and has been amended a number of times...
 
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Should health care workers go to jail for medical errors?
by Bob Wachter, MDTwo years ago, I wrote about the case of Julie Thao, the Wisconsin nurse sent to prison for a medication error. I argued then that – although Julie bypassed some safety rules – she most certainly did not deserve jail time.Along...
 
kevinmd
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Some patients won’t accept a conservative approach to medical treatment
by Michael Kirsch, MDWho says one person can’t make a difference? This past week, I personally set back health care reform....
 
kevinmd
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Should health care workers go to jail for medical errors?
by Bob Wachter, MDTwo years ago, I wrote about the case of Julie Thao, the Wisconsin nurse sent to prison for a medication...
4 days ago KevinMD.com | Topics: malpractice, hospital, patient
 
DvinMsM
DvinMsM posted a tweet
@Mona I hope you are not talking about #plasticsurgery that wd really suck! #malpractice or #foodmalfunction?
 
kevinmd
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Will electronic records raise the legal standard of care and increase malpractice risk?
Originally published in HCPLive.comby Robert J. Mintz, JDAs EHRs are widely adopted and the quantity of information about a...
5 days ago KevinMD.com | Topics: malpractice, emr
 
kevinmd
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Doctors saying sorry to patients after medical errors is the right thing to do
What are two of the hardest words for a doctor to say?“I’m sorry.”Evan Falchuk, speaking from a legal...
8 days ago KevinMD.com | Topics: malpractice, patient
 
Retroflux
Retroflux posted a blog entry
No Coverage Where Initial Notice of Malpractice Suit Given Before Policy Period
   Is there a duty to defend under a claims made policy when the insurer has notice of alleged malpractice before the...
 
tstitt
tstitt posted a tweet
@chimoose Hi Greg. I think the issue was malpractice insurers not covering email/socmed...but I could be wrong.... #hcsm
 
kevinmd
kevinmd posted a blog entry
Intensive care unit (ICU) infections can lengthen hospital stays
Originally published in Insidermedicine More than half of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide are suffering from...
 
DeeoNyssa
DeeoNyssa posted a blog entry
Unerstanding Cerebral Palsy Causes
Causes of cerebral palsy is not fully understood by medical professionals. It is known that if a brain injury occurs during...
 
willy
willy posted a blog entry
What Causes Cerebral Palsy?
Causes of cerebral palsy is not fully understood by medical professionals. It is known that if a brain injury occurs during...
 
Matt P
Matt P posted a tweet
RT @Public_Citizen @citvox: Tort "reformers" distract from real issue of med errors. Cost of malpractice ins. declining http://bit.ly/5AHGH2
 
Public Citizen
Public Citizen posted a tweet
RT @citvox: don't let tort "reformers" distract from issue of med errors. cost of malpractice ins. declining http://bit.ly/5AHGH2 #p2 #hcr
 
Greg Group
Greg Group posted a tweet
I just updated my Squidoo page: Medical Errors and Malpractice Stories with a new medical error case / http://tinyurl.com/ydtjb3w
 
colin c
colin c posted a blog entry
Cerebral Palsy Causes
The causes of cerebral palsy (CP) are not fully understood however medical science does know that when damage is done to a...
 
kevinmd
kevinmd posted a blog entry
How a personal injury lawyer views the medical malpractice system
Personal injury lawyer Eric Turkewitz responds to my recent USA Today piece on fixing the medical malpractice system.by Eric...
27 days ago KevinMD.com | Topics: malpractice
 
SWPrep
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Malpractice and Licensing Pitfalls for Therapists http://bit.ly/4tDwVo
 
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ScottNance
ScottNance posted a blog entry
In Chicago’s Nursing Homes, a Psychiatrist Delivers High-Risk Meds, Cut-Rate Care
by Christina Jewett, ProPublica, and Sam Roe, Chicago TribuneInside Chicago's Maxwell Manor nursing home, Dr. Michael...
 
andygimpaya
andygimpaya posted a blog entry
Dr. Vicki Belo: a lesson on cosmetic surgery, sex, & "quackery"?
As a physician, Dr. Vicki Belo is an exception. She is the sexy owner of the Belo Medical Group, a professional practice which...
 
Grace
Grace posted a blog entry
Belo Medical Group under fire again
A 40 year old businesswoman, named Josefina Norcio, filed a suit for reason of malpractice against the Belo Medical Group. She...
 
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Martin Louis Stanley Law
Martin Stanley Law handles only major injury and death cases against insurance carriers and large business.
 
JasonB
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RT @tweetmeme Media Malpractice or State Run Media…Which Is It? http://retwt.me/1teYH
New Blog Post: Media Malpractice or State Run Media...Which Is It? http://bit.ly/u81Nb