Medical Malpractice

• Why Is Lumbar Traction Not A Covered Medical Expense?

  Bob Carroll | October 13, 2006 5:19 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Have you ever wondered exactly what is the reason behind your health insurance company's limitations on coverage for a particular medical condition or type of medical treatment? For example, how does Aetna treat lumbar traction devices? What will be covered and why?Aetna, like most insurance companies, has posted its Clinical Policy Bulletins on the internet. Here is part of what Aetna says...

• "Innovative" Hospitals Can Eliminate Errors

  Bob Carroll | October 11, 2006 6:47 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Hospitals can recognize mistakes and fix them. That is the good news reported by the Daily Kos. Unfortunately, the number of hospitals taking this sensible action are so few they are called innovative. Why would this not be commonplace, customary or normal?Innovative Hospitals: Face MistakesThis week's Newsweek has a really outstanding report on "Fixing America's Hospitals" that profiles...

• NPR Series On Patient Safety Starts Today

  Bob Carroll | October 05, 2006 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Patient Safety posts about a radio series starting today on National Public Radio on, what else, Patient Safety.NPR Series on Improving Patient SafetyFor various reasons, I had to drive to Orlando from Southern Florida today, and happened to hear on the radio that NPR correspondent John Hockenberry will be presenting a series titled Remaking American Medicine starting this week (October 5, but...

• Some Shocking Facts About Medical Malpractice

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2006 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Mininno Law Office must have someone old enough to remember the television series, Dragnet. A recent article on the firm website provides the facts, just the facts about medical malpractice. Six of the facts are featured below.23 Facts About Medical MalpracticeDoctors and politicians like to blame attorneys for the high cost of malpractice insurance but the truth is that doctors make...

• Nurse, Hand Me The Wand

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2006 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In the future, believe it or not, near the end of a surgical procedure someone will probably waive a wand over the patient. If this had been done for a number of my clients over the years, a lot of grief and expense would have been avoided.RFID wands would be an important safety device in Florida surgical suites. Retained sponges as a basis for a medical malpractice claim would be a thing of...

• NIH Health Magazine Available Online

  Bob Carroll | October 02, 2006 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) publish an online resource four times each year. NIH MedlinePlus Magazine can be accessed and downloaded free of charge. NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is a new quarterly guide for patients and their families. It brings the latest and most authoritative medical and healthcare information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as featured online on the...

• There Are Alternatives To Major Surgery For Chronic Pain

  Bob Carroll | October 02, 2006 5:34 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Chronic pain does not always require major surgery. In addition to minimally invasive surgery there are a number of other techniques which have been effective in reducing or eliminating pain. From the reports of my clients each of these alternatives to major surgery has provided some benefit and should be considered by victims of debilitating pain. Different Techniques Can Help Ease Chronic...

• Unlicensed Hospital Worker's Wrong Diagnosis Leads To $116 Million Malpractice Verdict

  Bob Carroll | October 01, 2006 6:36 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  What may be the largest medical malpractice verdict in Florida's history was handed down on Friday. The victim was misdiagnosed at a local hospital. As a result he is a paraplegic. An explanation for the size of the verdict may be the fact that an unlicensed hospital worker made the critical mistake.$116M is awarded in stroke suitTAMPA - A jury on Friday awarded a $116-million medical...

• Questions Which Should Be Asked Before Surgery

  Bob Carroll | September 29, 2006 5:52 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Consenting to surgery recommended by a doctor is an important step. It should be what is called an informed consent. In order to be informed Medicine on the Net has provided questions to ask the surgeon. The questions are listed below along with one of the expanded categories. I suggest a visit to this webpage before visiting the surgeon. Surgery Questions To Ask Your Surgeon*What is the...

• Malpractice Victims Permitted To Waive Attorney Fee Caps

  Bob Carroll | September 29, 2006 5:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Everybody knows the push behind Amendment 3 to severely limit the fees lawyers can charge in Florida in medical malpractice claims was an effort to restrict the rights of victims to seek justice. Only a banana could have believed the medical profession was just doing a good deed for malpractice victims.The Florida Supreme Court has now done the right thing and ruled clients may waive their...