According to the Institute of Medicine, hospital medication errors account for an estimated 400,00 preventable injuries and $3.5 billion a year in additional medical costs. Patients who are given improper medication, and suffer permanent injury or death as a result, should contact a top medical malpractice lawyer regarding their rights. Call Passen & Powell today… Read More
Health Courts in Medical Malpractice Cases Contrary to Civil Justice System
Health care reform has taken a major step forward in recent weeks. Fortunately for victims of medical malpractice, the latest bills coming out of the House and Senate do not include some of the most severe pieces of tort reform legislation being pushed by the insurance lobby, including caps on awards for “non-economic” damages, such… Read More
‘Defensive Medicine’ Saves Lives
Part of the push for medical malpractice tort reform as part of the overall Health Care Reform package is the argument that medical liability reform will reduce the practice of “defensive medicine” — the practice of doctors ordering “unnecessary” tests because the doctor is afraid of missing a diagnosis, and then being found to have… Read More
‘Sorry’ Doesn’t Cut it in Serious Medical Malpractice Cases
A recent story from the Associated Press notes how the University of Michigan Health System has adopted a policy of admitting mistakes and offering compensation to victims of medical malpractice before patients retain a medical malpractice lawyer and files a lawsuit. In theory, this policy sounds great. The story quotes the hospital’s chief risk officer… Read More