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Top Hospital Errors Revealed In Leapfrog Safety Report Fall 2022
A national watchdog group that focuses on patient safety in health care recently issued its findings on the performance of hospitals across the US, and the news is good for Florida. The Leapfrog Group released its Hospital Safety Grade Report for Fall 2022, revealing that the state falls in the Top 10 for the… Read More »
Will I Need To Do A Physical Examination For A Medical Malpractice Case?
It may not come as welcome news, but there is a good possibility that you must undergo a physical examination when pursuing a claim for medical malpractice. This issue often arises even before litigation gets underway, as Florida’s medical malpractice statute imposes certain presuit rules. A plaintiff cannot file a lawsuit until 90 days… Read More »
Nursing Errors Are Common Considering Care Times By Florida Providers
If you have spent any time at a typical Florida hospital as a patient or visitor, one issue regarding the interactions and movement of staff becomes apparent. Nurses seem to spend a lot more of their daily routine with patients as compared to physicians. In fact, studies have been conducted regarding this phenomenon. Researchers… Read More »
Birth Injury Cases Consolidated: Claims Link Acetaminophen And Autism
Class action lawsuits are in the news quite often, but proceedings in a recent case should be of interest for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A recent article published by Reuters covers the development, in which 66 cases involving claims of birth injuries from acetaminophen were… Read More »
Comparing Florida Nursing Home Injury And Medical Malpractice Cases
malpractice claims. They both involve health care providers and the individuals who receive care from them, as well as some type of misconduct that causes harm. Fortunately, med mal and nursing home injury claims also allow victims to pursue the wrongdoer for compensation. Under Florida’s medical negligence statute and laws covering assisted living facilities,… Read More »
Defenses In Florida Hospital Errors Cases
While some medical mistakes can be the result of negligence by an individual health care provider, Florida law also allows patients to pursue hospitals that cause harm. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) points out that many medical errors are the result of defects at the enterprise level. Entire health care systems… Read More »
5 Facts About Damages In Florida Medical Malpractice Cases
Damages in a medical malpractice case are intended to make the victim whole after being harmed by a health care provider’s negligence, and there is one important fact that stands out initially. Statistics indicate that Florida ranks in the Top 3 when it comes for med mal payouts by state, with compensation to victims… Read More »
Sky-High Societal And Personal Costs Of Misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis by health care providers has been a concern in the community for years, but a recent study reveals the extent of the problem. According to Fierce Healthcare, a health care analytics and insights resource, failed diagnosis is the top cause of serious medical errors. The article cites data from Johns Hopkins University School… Read More »
CUP Cancer: How Does Diagnosis Affect Patient Outcomes?
Cancer can affect any part of the human body, and it will often spread to other organs and tissues through metastasis from the first cancerous cells to form. However, in some cases, the primary origin of the disease is not apparent to health care providers. Medical professionals at the Mayo Clinic refer to the… Read More »
Death Resulting from Failures to Properly Diagnose Conditions in Emergency Rooms
A substantial part of our practice involves representing gravely damaged people or their families in cases of death resulting from failures to properly diagnose conditions in emergency rooms. Most of our cases involve missed or improperly treated strokes, heart attacks, aortic dissections, aneurysms, infections, spinal cord issues, and even some cancers. So it didn’t… Read More »