Medical Malpractice

• Inadequate Staffing Takes its Toll in Health Care Industry

  Don Greiwe | July 20, 2009 11:02 AM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Recently, the American Nurses Association (ANA) released the results of an ongoing survey of nurses across the U.S., and the findings are grim. The survey received more than 15,000 responses from...

• MRSA Infection Lawsuits

  Bob Carroll | October 25, 2006 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  As hospital-acquired infections continue to kill patients in the U.S. it is the threat of lawsuits which may force steps to find and eradicate the organisms.The biggest push for search and destroy may come, sadly, from the threat of lawsuits. Several large ones have been settled with hospitals where patients died of infections.This is the way Slate reports the largely unchecked spread of...

• How To Pay $7.9 Million On A $200,000 Insurance Policy - Why Medical Malpractice Premiums Are So High

  Bob Carroll | April 02, 2006 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The attorney for the injured patient was trying to settle the medical malpractice case for the amount of the doctor's insurance, $200,000. The insurance company drew the line at $50,000. (And, only employed one defense attorney to defend two physicians with conflicting stories to tell.) Now, the insurance company will have to pay $7.9 Million. Could this explain the high cost of medical...

• County Jail Ignores Inmate Seizures

  Bob Carroll | August 03, 2006 6:06 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In Florida and throughout the U.S., jails have a legal obligation to provide reasonable and necessary medical care to inmates. Having someone in custody means the jail is in charge of that person and responsible for his wellbeing during the period of confinement. Sometimes jailers forget about this or ignore physical complaints. Sometimes there are horrible consequences.Family of inmate in...

• Walgreens Own Numbers Show Workloads Exceed Patient Safety Threshold

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 9:44 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Tthe National Pharmacists Association released a report that may explain why so many prescription errors are occurring. The title of the report: Pharmacists routinely pushed beyond what they consider safe for patients. The risk of error rises along with the number of prescriptions filled per hour. This summer the National Pharmacists Association released a report that may explain why so many...

• Health Care Industry Funds Trips for Military Doctors

  Don Greiwe | June 22, 2009 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Numerous health care industry corporations have been paying for the travel of top U.S. military doctors in order to influence their prescription drug medication and medical device decisions, says...

• Study Shows Hospital Nursing Staff Shortages May Cause 6,700 Patient Deaths Each Year

  Bob Carroll | January 22, 2006 5:19 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A report on ABC News highlights the injuries and deaths caused each year by short-handed hospital nursing staffs. The tragic outcome of inadequate nursing care for patient Shirley Keck, which has resulted in a jury verdict of $2.7 Million against the hospital, is said to be the only successful malpractice lawsuit against a hospital citing inadequate nursing. But, the report believes the...

• Toprol - XL Confused With Topamax In Pharmacies And Doctor Offices

  Bob Carroll | September 29, 2005 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  AstraZeneca is reporting TOPROL-XL medication errors according to NewsInferno.com. TOPROL-XL, a beta blocker taken for the treatment of conditions such as hypertension and angina pectoris, is being confused in pharmacies and doctor offices with Topamax, indicated for the treatment of epilepsy and migraine prophylaxis. AstraZeneca is reporting TOPROL-XL medication errors according to...

• "Stop Me Before I Kill Another Infant With Another Heparin Overdose"

  Bob Carroll | September 21, 2006 6:33 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  I wasn't very far into my legal career when I realized that some of the medical errors I was reviewing seemed to be repeat performances of earlier errors by the same provider or, at least, by other providers in the same medical community. Administering an adult dose of Heparin to an infant is the type of error that should only happen once in the history of a hospital. But, here we have the...

• "Frequent Flyers" Receive Free Preventive Medical Care

  Bob Carroll | October 25, 2006 5:22 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  There is one group of frequent flyers who are receiving free primary medical care. This is a win-win-win for uninsured patients, hospitals and taxpayers. To Lower Costs, Hospitals Try Free Basic Care for Uninsured AUSTIN, Tex. -- Unable to afford health insurance, Dee Dee Dodd had for years been mixing occasional doctor visits with clumsy efforts to self-manage her insulin-dependent diabetes,...