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Preventing Surgical Errors & How to Protect Yourself

When you need to have surgery, the fear of a potential error can be overwhelming. As such, you should recognize the various ways to protect yourself if you need to have a procedure done. The things you do before your surgery can help prevent an error and the potential harm that can arise because of a surgical mistake. Research...

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What Can I Do If a Doctor Makes a Mistake During Surgery?

Suffering because of a doctor’s negligence can be difficult to endure, especially for those who may not recognize their rights and legal options after a surgical error occurs. However, you should recognize that you can take legal action against a negligent doctor if he or she makes mistakes. Below, we’ll help you understand what rights you have and what...

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Can a Doctor Provide a Correct Diagnosis Through Telemedicine?

The 2020 pandemic set out a new standard for medical care, with many doctors and patients conducting appointments through telemedicine methods. While this has been one way for patients to speak with their doctor directly about their conditions, it can be difficult to rely on this form of communication as the sole option. Telemedicine can be a helpful tool,...

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Common Types of Surgical Errors

When you need a surgical procedure to heal an injury, ailment, or other condition, you trust that doctors will help you without concern. Unfortunately, some problems can arise during surgical procedures that result in some of the most damaging results possible. In this difficult situation, it helps to recognize what surgical errors are and how they can be so...

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Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Case?

Medical professionals make errors all the time, just like people in other occupations do. However, when medical professionals make mistakes, it’s your health on the line, which is nothing to scoff about. Read on to learn the requirements for a medical malpractice case in Missouri. Requirements Each state has its own requirements for medical malpractice cases. In order to...

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Study: Doctors Keep Practicing, Despite History of Serious Errors

As unfortunate as it may be, getting sick is a fact of life. But, when an illness strikes – especially a serious one – the average person does not have the skills or experience necessary to understand why it happened or how to treat it. Instead, we rely on medical professionals to make these decisions for us. However, while...

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New Approaches to Resolving Medical Malpractice Claims

Discussions across the country are looking for better methods for hospitals and clinics to admit mistakes and ensure they are not repeated. When doctors or nurses are careless, sloppy or negligent the odds of surgical injuries increase. In other circumstances, a medical professional might make an honest mistake and feel deep remorse, but may not have an avenue to...

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Medical Malpractice Claims in the Wake of Missouri Decision Striking Down Damage Caps

Caps on medical malpractice awards were part of an aggressive tort reform platform in the mid-2000’s. One rationale behind the damage cap legislation was to lower insurance premiums in an effort to attract and keep physicians. Unfortunately, even after states passed damage caps, liability insurance premiums did not decrease and the caps have harsh unintended consequences for some injured...

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Reliability of Physician Report Cards in Question

Recently a study from the New England Journal of Medicine found that when it comes to patient safety, little progress has been made. Although safety has been a recent area of focus for many hospitals, the study found that nearly one in five patients were injured during their stay by doctors, nurses or hospital staff. This was the first...

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Random Doctor Drug Testing Measure to be on 1 State’s Fall Ballot

There likely isn’t anyone who would disagree that substance abuse of any kind has a deleterious effect on people. You don’t function with as much clarity and speed when you are impaired by drugs or alcohol. That’s why random drug testing is becoming so common in so many areas of society. Pro and college athletes face such tests. So...

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