New Research Confirms Patients Still Frequently Harmed By Hospital Errors...
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers reported that harm resulting from medical care was “common,” with approximately 1 in 5 patients harmed after admission to...
View ArticleGovernment Report Finds Alarming Number of Preventable “Adverse Events”...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report that finds that 1 in 7 Medicare patients suffered an “adverse event” while hospitalized. THE KEY FINDINGS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: An...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Medical Errors at Hospitals 10 Times Greater than Reported
When you enter the hospital for a health care concern, you are usually not focused on the question of ‘what else could go wrong with me while I am here?”. Yet, a recent study by the Institute of...
View ArticleBedsores Top List of Reported Medical Errors in Indiana
On November 28, 2011 the Indiana Department of Health released the results for the 2010 Medical Errors Report, with the most common medical error being Stage 3 or Stage 4 pressure ulcers, also known as...
View ArticleNews Report: Indianapolis Doctor Arrested on Sexual Battery Charges
A local Indianapolis doctor was arrested Monday on warrants for sexual battery and battery. The warrants for the arrest were in response to several female patients’ complaints of sexual misconduct...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Damage Caps Unconstitutional
The Missouri Supreme Court struck down a $350,000 limit on jury awards for “pain and suffering” in medical malpractice cases, saying the law violates a patient’s right to a jury trial. The case began...
View ArticleAsk The Medical Malpractice Attorney
Question: How long does it take to prosecute a medical malpractice case in Indiana? Answer: This is difficult to precisely answer because there are many variables that can come into play. As a...
View ArticleEye Opening Report on Hospital and Physician Medicare Fraud
Health care dollars that could be spent on finding ways to reduce medical malpractice and improve patient safety appears to be falling victim to healthcare fraud and abuse. A recent investigation by...
View ArticleBloomington Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud
Recently, we posted an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity that found that fraudulent billing practices by hospitals and physicians appears to be on the rise, wasting billions of taxpayer...
View ArticleThe One That Got Away – Patients Often Exit Surgery With “Retained Surgical...
As patients, we rely on our health care professionals for our safety and well-being, no more so than when we have to undergo a surgical procedure. Yet, according to a recent New York Times article...
View ArticleSurgical Malpractice “Never Events” Occur More Than 4000 Times Per Year in...
The healthcare industry has identified certain acts of malpractice, which are so egregious, there is universal agreement that they should never occur under any circumstances. These acts of malpractice...
View ArticleWhat You Should (and Should Not) Do If You Suspect Medical Malpractice
Unless and until you or a loved one has been harmed by medical malpractice, you probably have not given much thought to this subject. No one seeking healthcare expects to be the next victim of medical...
View ArticleIndiana Supreme Court Rules Hospitals Can Charge Uninsured Patients...
At the end of 2012, the Indiana Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of healthcare conglomerate Clarian Health Partners, Inc. (now known as IU Health) that largely went unnoticed. In the case of...
View ArticleIndianapolis Area Discharged Patient Safety Improves In Response to Medicare...
Area Hospitals Feel ‘Squeeze’ to Improve Patient Safety An article appearing in the Indianapolis Star reports on how hospitals are now coming around to reducing the occurrence of patient readmissions...
View ArticleConsumer Reports – Hospitals Are Dangerous To Patient Safety
In its upcoming May 2013 issue, Consumer Reports is releasing their updated hospital safety ratings, and the grades show that hospitals are still a dangerous place to be. It is estimated that medical...
View ArticleINDIANA RANKS AMONG WORST IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY
As Hoosiers, we want to believe that when we and our loved ones should need it, we will receive safe, quality healthcare. However, many may not know that Indiana holds the dubious distinction of...
View ArticleHiding Medical Malpractice
In the vast majority of cases, hospitals and other healthcare providers who commit medical malpractice hide the harm from their patients, according to a recent Johns Hopkins University School of...
View ArticleFor-Profit Ambulance Corporation Named in Lawsuit After Elderly Woman Suffers...
Heartland Ambulance Service, LLC was named in a Hancock County lawsuit brought on behalf of an elderly Greenfield resident. The complaint, which was filed by the Powless Law Firm, alleges that...
View Article70% of Physicians Reported For Committing Sexual Misconduct With A Patient...
A recent study was conducted to determine whether physicians who were found to have committed sexual misconduct with a patient were disciplined by the state medical licensing board. The study used...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Claim Filed After Bladder Lacerated And Intestine...
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman has filed a medical malpractice claim with the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) alleging medical negligence against an Indianapolis ob/gyn physician,...
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