Medical Malpractice
Can Hospitals Be Liable for Unsafe Staffing? The Expanding Theory of Institutional Negligence
Short staffing is usually treated as an operational problem. For malpractice attorneys it is becoming an evidentiary one, and in the right case a liability theory.
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When the Diagnosis Was Right but the Message Never Arrived
A $75 million Georgia verdict and a decade of claims data show why communication failures now drive medical malpractice cases, and how attorneys should build them.
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Increasing Liability: Hip Fractures in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
More than 14.2 million people worldwide experience a hip fracture each year. Patient falls resulting in hip fractures are considered Sentinel Events by the Joint Commission, posing significant risk for negligence and medical malpractice litigation.
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When Business Decisions Become Medical Liability
When Business Decisions Become Medical Liability Medical malpractice litigation has always centered on what happened at the bedside. A physician missed a diagnosis. A nurse failed to escalate. A hospital ignored its own credentialing protocols. These are the familiar fact patterns that have shaped the field for decades. But bedside care does not happen in…
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Correctional Medicine and Prison Medical Malpractice: A Practical Guide for Attorneys
Robert J. Chen, MD, MPH Physician practicing correctional medicine in Ohio View Expert Profile → Correctional medicine is one of the least understood areas of American health care. It takes place inside prisons and jails, but the medical problems are ordinary: diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, infection, wound care, psychiatric illness, substance use disorder, and cancer.…
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