According to the Journal of Patient Safety, hundreds of thousands of patients die each year as a result of medical malpractice. This is a significant issue that is apparently much more prevalent than previously reported. Misdiagnosis, prescription/medication administration errors, preventable or inappropriately treated infections, and surgical errors are just some of the many ways in which
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Does Your Slip and Fall or Other Work-Related Injury Qualify for BOTH Workers’ Compensation Benefits and to Make a Personal Injury Claim?
If you have been injured on the job in a slip and fall or any other type of accident, you may have various questions with regard to workers’ compensation benefits and whether any person or entity may be held liable for your injuries in what is termed a “3rd party claim.” In most cases, injuries that
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Uncovering Surgical Negligence: What Went Wrong?
According to the Institute of Medicine, the annual number of deaths caused by preventable medical errors may exceed those associated with heart disease and cancer. These fatal errors and shortcomings in care include failures to implement appropriate care and diagnostic services in a timely manner, medication errors, and other departures from the standards of care
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Studies Reveal the Decline of the Workers’ Compensation System
According to a recent report by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the nation’s state-based workers’ compensation system (“workers’ comp”) has, over some time, shifted the costs associated with the treatment of workplace injuries to the workers, their families, and taxpayers. Ideally, when a worker suffers an on-the-job injury or illness, he or she
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Common Birth Injuries Associated with Medical Negligence
Patients depend on doctors and nurses to provide exemplary care which comports with the standards of care accepted within the medical community. This premise also applies to the health and care of a pregnant mother and fetus prior to birth, and a baby at the time of labor and delivery. Providing care within the following standards
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