Posts Tagged ‘Standard of Care’
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.
Read More...
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…
Read More...
$7.7 Million Birth Injury Verdict in Pennsylvania: What Prolonged Second-Stage Labor Litigation Means for Attorneys
A Chester County, Pennsylvania jury recently returned a $7.7 million verdict in a birth injury case that centered on two issues familiar to any attorney handling obstetric malpractice: prolonged second-stage labor and delayed neonatal resuscitation. The case, Soring et al. v. Askinas et al., No. 2022-05818-TT (Chester County Court of Common Pleas), underscores why labor…
Read More...
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.…
Read More...
Suicide Risk Assessment in Psychiatry: Clinical Judgment and Legal Expectations
Suicide Risk Assessment in Psychiatry: Clinical Judgment and Legal Expectations By Clara Alvarez, MD, FAPA | Psychiatrist | Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | Forensic & Med-Legal Consultant Abstract Suicide remains one of the most feared outcomes in psychiatric practice and a frequent focus of malpractice litigation. Despite extensive research, suicide cannot be reliably predicted at the individual…
Read More...