Medical Malpractice

• Hospital Errs Again

  Paul Grieco | October 16, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  After receiving publicity as a result of giving lethal doses of a drug to three premature babies, an Indiana hospital is again in the news as a result of another error. This time an anesthisiologist who works at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, gave a patient pain medication ten times faster than intended, causing temporary paralysis in the patient. The medication was in the form of an...

• New Report on Medication Errors Suggests Malpractice is Common

  Jack Landskroner | October 11, 2006 6:23 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Medication errors are on the rise. Injuryboard Attorney Thomas J, Methvin summarizes a recent report by a national medical advisory organization in his recent blog post:The Institute of Medicine, the nation's most prestigious medical advisory organization, released a report, "Preventing Medication Errors," on July 20th that revealed the magnitude of the problem. It's estimated that as many as...

• Follow-up To Children and Anesthesia

  Paul Grieco | October 04, 2006 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In follow-up to my blog posting concerning Children and Anesthesia, the dentist who was treating a 5 year old girl when she lapsed into a coma has been suspended from practicing and his office shut down given his conduct.. The dentist faces charges including gross malpractice.

• Communication With Doctor Is Critical

  Paul Grieco | October 04, 2006 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The realities of the medical industry, make it very difficult for doctors to spend a lot of time with their patients. However, the failue of a doctor to take the necessary time to communicate with a patient and vice-versa can lead to misdiagnosis and other problems. A recent study suggests that patients voice their opinions during visits with doctors and bring family members to the visits to...

• Errors in Filling Prescriptions=Malpractice

  Paul Grieco | October 02, 2006 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Walgreens Pharmacy has been ordered to pay $31 Million Dollars to the family of a 79 year old man who died as a result of the misfilling of a prescription. The pharmacist who filled the prescription was employed by Walgreens, despite his addiction to pain medications and other serious problems which put consumers at risk Jurors properly determined that the only way to change the enviroment at...

• Chiropractor Gives Up License

  Paul Grieco | September 29, 2006 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  An Ohio chiropractor recently "surrendered" his license to practice after being accused of malpractice. The malpractice stems from the chiropractors claim that he had telepathic powers which helped his patients heal. Such conduct by medical practitioners, is a reminder to the public that before seeing a doctor, do your homework and make sure the doctor is reputable and has not been...

• Children and Anesthesia

  Paul Grieco | September 26, 2006 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  In Chicago recently, a young girl went into a coma during a routine dental visit. The incident occurred shortly after the 5 year old was sedated with anesthesia. This type of incident brings to light the need for parents to be fully informed about the type of anesthesia their child will be subjected to and the safeguards utilized by the doctors and facilities using the anesthesia.

• Staph Infections Become More Resistant to Antibiotics

  Jack Landskroner | September 24, 2006 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Recently it has come to the attention of health care officials in Cleveland that a staff infection may have been transferred from person to person during a high school football game. Staph infections among high school football players in Lakewood and Berea were the first reported local outbreaks in what some call a rapidly emerging epidemic. They probably won't be the last. MRSA gets its name...

• Body Parts Scandal Extends Outside the US

  Jack Landskroner | September 22, 2006 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  It now appears that over 25 hospitals in the United Kingdom have received stolen tissue which is the subject of criminal investigations and a widespread public health scare in the US. Body parts taken by New Jersey-based Biomedical Tissue Services has been recalled and the UK media now reports that 82 pieces of bone from BTS grafted on to patients needing hip or jaw operations tissue had been...

• FDA Updates Labeling for Contraceptive Patch

  Paul Grieco | September 21, 2006 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Recently the Food and Drug Administration approved updated labeling for the contraceptive patch known as Ortho Evra. The update comes after further studies determined that women using the patch may be exposed to higher levels of estrogen than most birth control pills. The increased level of estrogen can cause possible blood clotting problems. Further information is available at...