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Malpractice Claim-prone Physicians

According to a recent study out of the New England Journal of Medicine, “Prevalence and Characteristics of Physicians Prone to Malpractice Claims,” “a small number of physicians with distinctive characteristics account[] for a disproportionately large number of paid malpractice claims.” The authors of the study conducted an extensive review of…

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“Problem Lists” Might Create More of a Problem

Originally created by Dr. Lawrence Weed in the 1960s as a part of his recommendation for a problem-oriented medical record, a problem list, distilled to its basic form, is a document that states the most important health problems facing a patient, such as illnesses or diseases, injuries suffered, and anything…

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Summary Judgment Granted in Medical Malpractice Case

A woman suing a doctor, a physician’s assistant (“PA”), and a surgical center for malpractice, as a result of receiving an operation on the wrong knee, is entitled to partial summary judgment on the issue of liability, according to a Bronx judge. Following an automobile accident, the plaintiff sought treatment…

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Paralysis From Botched Neck Injection

A recent case out of Illinois alleges that a husband’s disabling injury was caused by a neck injection. According to the complaint, on March 20, 2015, Bill Blechinger came under the care of a doctor for an undisclosed ailment. A day later, the plaintiff entered the emergency department at St.…

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Shorter Hospital Stays Attributed to Hospital Financing

According to a recent article out of the New York Times, shorter hospital stays are not because hospitalized patients are becoming younger and healthier.  In fact, by and large, today’s patients are actually older and sicker. Rather, shorter hospital stays may be attributed to hospital financing. According to the New…

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Medical Malpractice Suit in Car Crash Reinstated by New York’s Highest Court

The highest court in New York recently reinstated a medical malpractice suit against a Long Island hospital and the doctor and physician’s assistant who gave painkillers to a woman who subsequently crashed her car. Specifically, the lawsuit arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred after a non-party, Lorraine A.…

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Syracuse Hospitals Penalized for Patient Safety Incidents

Crouse Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center are being penalized by the federal government for having high rates of avoidable patient complications. They are among 758 U.S. hospitals – 46 in New York – having their payments from Medicare reduced by 1 percent over the course of the federal…

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Nearly a Third of Medical Residents Experience Depression

According to a paper published in the new issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, more than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers have signs of depression, and their patients – now and in the future – may suffer because of it. The…

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