Medical Malpractice
Cybersecurity Lawsuit Against NJ Hospitals Highlights the Need for Protection Against—and After—Data Breaches
Posted in Cybersecurity, Medical Malpractice
Healthcare providers are responsible for guarding the health and well-being of their patients. Still, they also have an essential duty to protect the personal information they collect in the process. And precisely because doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other health service providers handle so much personal information, they can be the… Continue reading
Understanding Medical Misdiagnosis
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Doctors spend years learning to identify and treat virtually every ailment on Earth, but you might wonder what happens when they make a mistake. In some cases—like when a doctor mistakes a case of gastroenteritis for the flu—a misdiagnosis might have minimal impacts beyond inconvenience and discomfort. In other cases,… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Reports a Rise in Infant Injuries and Deaths in PA Hospitals
Posted in Medical Malpractice
A recent article has brought to light the concerns of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PSA), which stated that it received reports of 169 “serious events” involving neonatal care in 2022, which is twice as many as occurred in 2018. Of the 169 events, at least 15 involved babies who… Continue reading
New Study Finds Alarming Numbers of Emergency Room Misdiagnoses
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Diagnostic errors are an understandable patient concern in any clinical setting. But just how often do they actually occur, particularly in emergency rooms? That is what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) set out to determine, conducting a systematic review of… Continue reading
Bucks County, PA Doctor Charged for Running Illegal “Pill Mill”
Posted in Medical Malpractice
On March 24, 2021, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub arrested Dr. Richard Kondan for violating multiple components of the Drug Act. Dr. Kondan, 58, works in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kondan was charged with illegally prescribing highly addictive opioid medications to at least 14 of… Continue reading
Can an Injured Third Party Sue a Hospital for Medical Malpractice?
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Consider the following scenario: A patient is given pain medication in a hospital emergency room which impairs the ability to operate a motor vehicle. The doctor who administers the medication discharges the patient from the hospital without advising her not to drive while on the medication. On the way home… Continue reading
What Medical Expenses Are Recoverable in a Medical Malpractice Suit?
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Generally speaking, when an individual is injured due to another’s negligence and requires medical treatment for the injury, medical expenses incurred by the injured person are recoverable from the negligent party as damages in a lawsuit. Continue reading
