In a recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “What Your Doctor Isn’t Allowed to Tell You,” Dr. John Levinson, a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, explained why “many doctors consider [electronic health records] a pain in the neck,” highlighting the issues with electronic health records (EHR) and the obstacles precluding the […]
By Nick E. Abramson and Elie A. Maalouf[1] December 2017 I. Introduction: Despite clear law to the contrary, defense counsel in medical malpractice cases continue to engage in unauthorized ex parte communications with the plaintiff’s nonparty treating physicians. In fact, in a recent medical malpractice case, defense counsel casually mentioned during the deposition of a […]
21% of Americans have experienced a medical error, according to a survey conducted last spring. In addition to those errors experienced personally, 31% of Americans say they know someone whose care they were closely involved with who experienced a medical error. Almost half of those who perceived that a mistake had occurred reported the errors […]
A new study published by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology revealed that hospital patients who suffer cardiac arrest on nights and weekends are less likely to survive than those who experience a cardiac event on weekdays. Roughly 200,000 Americans are affected by in-hospital cardiac arrest (ICHA) and this number continues to rise. […]
Medication errors are the fourth most common reason for medical malpractice claims, according to a new report published by the medical professional liability insurance company, Coverys. More specifically, events involving opioids accounted for 24% of medication error lawsuits, the highest percentage of medication-related claims. These statistics are particularly troubling in light of the opioid […]
