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Understanding Your Rights To Your Medical Records

September 4, 2015
Most people never see the inside of their medical records. After all, the records are not provided for free, and after a patient leaves the hospital very few will ever go to the trouble to get a full copy. In addition, when the records are kept by different doctors and hospitals, it can be difficult...

Majority Of Medical Malpractice Errors Go Unreported Despite Reporting Requirements

August 26, 2015
In order to receive Medicare payments and reimbursement from the federal government, hospitals are required to track their medical errors and adverse patient events. The hospital has a requirement to analyze these errors, and try to come up with a plan to keep similar mistakes from happening again. The term “adverse event” covers a wide...

Physicians Assistants: Help for Overworked Doctors, Or Potential Risk To Patients?

August 25, 2015
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are such a common part of today’s general medical practices that it is hard to believe that these positions have been around for less than fifty years. When the first physician assistant (PA) and nurse practitioner (NP) programs were developed in the mid-1960s, many of the first graduates of these...

Can Prescription Painkiller Addiction Be The Result Of Medical Malpractice?

August 20, 2015,
Narcotic or opioid painkillers are life-saving medications for thousands of people. When a person is recovering from a surgery or is dealing with chronic pain, the drugs can help patients function and resume a normal life. However, these powerful painkillers are extremely addictive and habit forming. Just as the medications can vastly improve a person’s...

Impaired Doctors: Drug And Alcohol Abuse By Physicians May Lead To Mistakes, Malpractice

August 19, 2015,
In 2014, California voters turned down Proposition 46, which would have increased the cap on medical malpractice lawsuits and required physicians to be tested for drug and alcohol use. Many voters felt that the law would have been an unnecessary invasion of doctors’ privacy, and that it may have increased the costs of medical care....

Study Finds That Poor Medication Labeling May Put Patients At Risk For Anesthesia Errors

August 18, 2015
It takes years of specialized training to become an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist. Patients expect that these medical professionals will use that specialized training to ensure that they do not feel any pain during an operation, and that they will wake up from surgery better than they were before the procedure. Because of the advanced...

Los Angeles County Creates New Agreement With State To Step Up Nursing Home Inspections And Abuse Prevention

August 17, 2015,
California, and Los Angeles in particular, has a serious problem with the treatment of its elderly population. A new agreement between Los Angeles County and the state hopes to address the deficiencies in the county’s nursing homes, which should help protect its vulnerable population of older adults. L.A.’s History of Mistreatment & Abuse Los Angeles...

Medical Malpractice or Elder Abuse? Why The Distinction Matters After A Nursing Home Death

August 14, 2015,
Elderly woman headshot
When a loved one dies unexpectedly while in the care of a nursing home or other similar facility, the family often wonders if the death was the result of abuse or neglect. Since family members can’t supervise their loved one’s care 24 hours a day, they may be unsure if they are able to file...

90 Day Rule—California Malpractice Cases Require Advance Notice Before Lawsuits

August 13, 2015
Doctor holding a "Medical Error" sign
When a doctor or health care professional injures you, starting a lawsuit is not as simple as just hiring an attorney and filing the paperwork in the court. First, a plaintiff must follow specific steps to make sure that the doctor has had sufficient notice of the claim. 90-Day Rule In California, the state’s laws...

Off-Label Use: Can A Doctor Be Sued For Prescribing A Medication For An Unapproved Use?

August 12, 2015
Using a medication for a purpose which was never approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sounds like a recipe for disaster, but the practice is surprisingly common. As many as 40 to 60% of all prescriptions are for uses which the manufacturer never intended, but most of the time these drugs only help...
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