Malpractice & Legal

Malpractice & Legal Perspectives

'Dead People Don't Move,' a Witness Says Doctors thought a patient was dead, when that was not the case. Are punitive damages warranted? Also, a doctor-patient relationship is not necessary for malpractice action, court rules.
Medscape Business of Medicine, June 18, 2019
Wrong-Patient Prostate Surgery; More Erroneous report results in unnecessary procedure; surgeon made a mess of controlling infection, jury finds; defendants push back on allegations of substandard care.
Medscape Business of Medicine, May 20, 2019

Best & Worst Places to Practice 2019
Medscape Features Slideshows, May 8, 2019
Battling Nonadherence: What Actually Works
Medscape Business of Medicine, May 7, 2019
Malpractice Case: Protect Yourself From a Noncompliant Patient
Cooperative of American Physicians, April 19, 2019
Surgeon Wins Again in Lawsuit Appeal; More
Medscape Business of Medicine, April 16, 2019

Nurse at Cancer Center Accused of Replacing Opioids With Water At a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, a registered nurse allegedly stole opioids and covered up the theft by refilling the depleted syringes with water.
Medscape Medical News, June 18, 2019
Lawyers Pitch Plan to Include Entire U.S. in Opioid Settlement Talks Lawyers representing county and municipal governments accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic proposed a novel plan on Friday that would allow every community nationally to participate in negotiating billions of dollars in settlements.
Reuters Health Information, June 18, 2019