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Prescribing Sleeping Aid Comes With Risks In Hospital Setting
Prescribing Sleeping Aid Comes With Risks In Hospital Setting 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Falls are a serious problem in hospitals and nursing homes. According to a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic, a drug commonly given to inpatients in American hospitals increases the…

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‘Never Events’ Not As Rare As They Sound
‘Never Events’ Not As Rare As They Sound 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A ‘never events’ are medical mistakes that should never happen, according to all medical professionals. These medical mistakes should never occur if the professionals involved take proper care and precautions…

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Safety Program Focusing On Birth Injuries Proves Effective
Safety Program Focusing On Birth Injuries Proves Effective 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Millions of babies are born in U.S. hospitals every year. In roughly 9 percent of these births, something goes wrong. In those cases, a full 30 percent involve an avoidable…

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Misdiagnosis And Missed Diagnosis A Nationwide Problem
Misdiagnosis And Missed Diagnosis A Nationwide Problem 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The death of a 12-year-old New York boy in April brought national attention to a widespread problem: missed diagnoses. When a doctor fails to conduct the proper tests and a…

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Common Medical Mistakes To Watch Out For
Common Medical Mistakes To Watch Out For 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A medical error can be difficult to identify for a patient who lacks medical training. According to some estimates, medical mistakes claim as many as 250,000 American lives every year…

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Donor Kidney Thrown Away Leads To Changes At Hospital
Donor Kidney Thrown Away Leads To Changes At Hospital 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Upon removal from a donor patient, a healthy kidney was placed in a metal basin inside a slush machine. The kidney was intended for the donor’s sister. Before it could…

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Government Explores Asking Patients To Report Treatment Mistakes
Government Explores Asking Patients To Report Treatment Mistakes 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The federal government is currently considering a new initiative that would allow patients to report medical mistakes directly to the government. Intended to curb dangerous instances of medical malpractice, the…

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Florida brain-injury facility accused of abusing patients
Florida brain-injury facility accused of abusing patients 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A Florida brain-injury facility came under fire in the past few weeks after Allstate Corporation, an insurance company, sued it for fraud. Allstate claims that the facility is warehousing brain-injury…

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Missed Diagnoses and Other Medical Errors In Intensive Care Units
Missed Diagnoses and Other Medical Errors In Intensive Care Units 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently published an analysis of hospital intensive care units and the results were termed “surprising and alarming.” According to the researchers, more than…

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Florida Dept. of Health sues pediatrician for malpractice
Florida Dept. of Health sues pediatrician for malpractice 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The Florida Department of Health filed an administrative complaint against a pediatrician this week. The complaint alleges that the pediatrician committed medical malpractice when treating a nine-year-old boy in 2010. The…

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Jury Decides Case Involving Negligent Care And Cerebral Palsy
Jury Decides Case Involving Negligent Care And Cerebral Palsy 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A jury awarded a Maryland family $21 million after it determined that medical negligence caused their child to be born with cerebral palsy. During the birthing process, the boy lost…

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Missouri Supreme Court Votes Against Medical Malpractice Cap
Missouri Supreme Court Votes Against Medical Malpractice Cap 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Last week the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a medical malpractice cap in a 4-3 decision. The cap limited non-economic damages to $350,000. In place since 2005, the court ruled…

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Will Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Reduce Health Care Costs?
Will Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Reduce Health Care Costs? 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

In 2003, the State of Texas famously adopted medical malpractice tort reform as part of its efforts to reduce health care costs. There has, and still is, a great national…

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Some Big Hospitals Receive Low Patient Safety Grades
Some Big Hospitals Receive Low Patient Safety Grades 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A health care quality watchdog group assigned letter grades A through F to 2,600 hospitals across the country and a number of well known hospitals scored poorly. The safety score…

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Medical malpractice results in cerebral palsy
Medical malpractice results in cerebral palsy 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Looking forward to the birth of a child is always an exciting time. Florida parents who are expecting rely on their doctors and medical facilities to provide health care so…

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The Florida Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages
The Florida Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The Florida Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case challenging the state’s cap on damages for medical malpractice. Enacted by the state legislature in 2003, the law caps non-economic…

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How Trustworthy Is Your Doctor?
How Trustworthy Is Your Doctor? 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Most patients believe their doctors to be trustworthy. Roughly 79 percent of Americans trust their doctors, according to a 2010 telephone survey, while only 8 percent indicated that they did…

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Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice
Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

When she lost her son to a form of medical malpractice known as ‘failure to rescue’ Helen Haskell realized how unprepared most patients and family members are to protect their…

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