Despite propaganda from the insurance lobby and medical societies of a “medical malpractice lawsuit crisis,” the truth is that the vast majority (over 95%) of cases of medical malpractice never result in lawsuits or claims against the negligent doctor or medical institution. Although a person may clearly have received substandard medical care resulting in an injury,… Read More
伊利諾伊州監管機構忽視的危險醫生數據
The National Practitioner Data Bank was established by federal law to aid the states in sharing information and preventing “problem physicians” from migrating from state to state in order to stay in practice. The Data Bank reports such problems as state license revocations, sexual misconduct, suspension of clinical privileges, and felony convictions. There is even… Read More
無人看管的醫院居民構成安全威脅
Our top Chicago medical malpractice attorneys have long been concerned by the use of unsupervised residents to provide patient care at hospitals. Now, several recent studies and reports have confirmed that the stories of patient harm from these dangerous practices at teaching hospitals are not merely anecdotal, but represent a nationwide, industry-wide problem that must… Read More
州許可委員會不能替代醫療事故責任
In the hotly debated issue of tort reform and health care reform, the role of state medical boards often gets overlooked. As a recently article in the Dallas Morning News, highlights, state medical boards are not always the best solution for disciplining physician misconduct. Furthermore, medical licensing boards do not even attempt to compensate those… Read More