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Easy tips for nurses to avoid medical malpractice

Medical malpractice is often preventable. According to statistics from the Journal of the American Medical Association, 80% of adverse events in the health care system are the result of human errors. Medical malpractice is not only committed by doctors but also by nurses and other health care professionals. In a recent…

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Most commmon Medical malpractice in Urgent Care Centers

Urgent Care Centers have been opening all around New York City and the US these recent years  but are they really safe? Here are the most common acute care medical malpractice risks: Patient is being send home with a very abnormal vital sign without a re-evaluation of that abnormal sign Poor…

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Medical Malpractice: Failure to Diagnose Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Abdominal compartment syndrome is well recognized as a potential complication of laparotomy for trauma. It has also been reported after repair of large ventral hernias and may be anticipated in any case in which there is a loss of domain for abdominal organs. Failure to diagnose Intra-Abdominal Hypertension leading to Abdominal…

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Dementia patient wanders out of negligent New York Hospital

To let a dementia patient wander out of a hospital in New York constitutes medical malpractice that can result in serious injury and in some cases the death of the patient. On Monday, Mt Sinai Roosevelt Hospital located on 10th Avenue in Manhattan called the police after they discovered that one of their…

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Can a patient be a victim of recurrent medical malpractice?

Multiple cases of medical malpractice committed by several doctors including 3 neurosurgeons almost killed a patient according to a recent article written by Sandra Boodman in the Washington Post. Brad Chesivior from Maryland almost died after several doctors failed to diagnose a brain bleed. When a neurosurgeon finally made the proper…

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Would fatal medical malpractice cases be diminished if hospitals were required to perform autopsies again?

Among the various types of medical malpractice suffered by hospital patients, misdiagnosis accounts for approximately 10% of patient deaths. In a recent Opinion Page from the New York Times, Sandeep Jauhar, a Long Island cardiologist, wants to Bring Back the Autopsy as a weapon to fight misdiagnosis. With the evolution of…

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Is it medical malpractice for doctors to charge medicare clients with the most expensive drugs so they can make extra money?

The Obama administration is trying a new system to try to prevent doctors from prescribing expensive drugs to medicare patients when a cheaper similar drug is available. Doctors who are giving drugs to their patients in their office such as doctors treating eyes, cancer and arthritis are required by Medicare to…

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New York mother steals medical malpractice settlement from her 11 year old daughter to pay for plastic surgery

An 11 year old girl who suffered medical malpractice in New York received a settlement that was split $67,000 in a savings account and a structured settlement that provided for regular payments when the girl turns 18 year old.  The money in the bank account could only be withdrawn with court approval.…

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DNA proves that creepy New York ER doctor committed gross medical malpractice by drugging patient and ejaculating on her

In another case of medical malpractice related to sexual assault in New York, a patient filed a lawsuit against the Mt Sinai Hospital and against Dr David Newman  an ER doctor who allegedly drugged her and then ejaculated on her face.  The patient had checked in at the Mt Sinai…

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New York gynecologist who committed medical malpractice by sexual abusing patients loses his license but stays out of jail

In New York, sexually abusing a patient is not only gross medical malpractice but it is also a crime. Dr Robert Hadden, an Upper West side gynecologist who had been charged with sexually assaulting 6 pregnant patients, accepted a plea deal yesterday. The doctor admitted to sexually abusing two patients. He admitted…

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