October is American Pharmacists Month: What You Should Know About Pharmacy Malpractice
October is American Pharmacists Month and this is a time to celebrate the achievements of our pharmacists and the level of care that they provide for people. The majority of pharmacists are very conscientious and deliberate medical workers who are only interested in the well-being of their patients. However, as in any profession, there are
Do you make this mistake when you sign paperwork?
Don’t Make This Mistake When You Sign The Insurance Paper When you visit a doctor or check into a hospital or nursing home or in a case of divorce, you are probably inundated with a towering pile of paperwork. The clerk or receptionist will hand you a stack, briefly explain the meaning behind each one
Lawyer to Sue Hospital or Doctor For Malpractice
How to Sue a Doctor in Florida, USA? It’s a scary proposition: You put your faith in the hands of a physician only to be injured or harmed in the process. The fact that it happens often is not calming in any way. For instance, a reported 98,000 patients die annually as a result of
Can I Sue My Doctor For Wrong Diagnosis?
Can I Sue My Doctor for Medical Misdiagnosis The rate of medical misdiagnosis is higher than drug errors or wrong-site surgeries, both of which receive much more attention in the news and media. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, wrong, missed or delayed medical diagnoses affect up to 20 percent of all
Fort Lauderdale Based EZ Doctor Program Reveals Malpractice Claims
EZ Doctor Program Reveals Malpractice Claims Based Fort Lauderdale Revealing medical malpractice claims for a physician is just one service of Fort Lauderdale-based EZ Doctor, which also provides patient scheduling and video chats with doctors, with the goal of improving doctor-patient communication and relationships. David Marsidi, who co-founded EZ Doctor in 2013 with Dr. Lawrence
Medical Malpractice Payouts – The Facts
Medical Malpractice Payouts – The Facts Diederich Healthcare has completed its annual compilation of medical malpractice payouts report to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a federal data bank of information about health care providers in the United States and requires notice of any payout that follows a
Can I Sue a Hospital for Medical Malpractice?
Can I Sue a Hospital for Medical Malpractice? A victim of medical malpractice can be left with heavy financial burdens from medical expenses and an inability to work. Additionally, a medical malpractice victim may be left with emotional pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life that may not have occurred had he or
How Much is my Personal Injury Case Worth?
How Much is my Personal Injury Case Worth? Personal injury claims, or wrongful death claims, arise when an injury, or worse, is caused by the fault of another. When a person is injured due to someone else’s negligence, the injured party may have the legal right to seek compensation from the responsible party. Some of
Medical Malpractice Statistics You Should Know
Medical Malpractice Statistics You Should Know In the year 2012, there was $3.6 billion in payouts for medical malpractice. That makes for 12, 142 total payouts, or once every 43 minutes. From 1998 to 2001, total medical malpractice payouts increased by 46 percent, but there has been a steady decline since 2003. In 2012, total
