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Premature Discharge of an Emergency Room Patient Results in Death and the Need For Careful ER Evaluation; NY Times...between 600,000 and a million people who are admitted into an emergency room are sent home, “only to return within 72 hours because of medical errors.
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Organ Network Sued for Harvesting Organs from Patients with Brain ActivityA recent lawsuit claims that an organ donation network is responsible for pressuring hospitals and patients to harvest organs, even when patients show "clear signs" of brain activity.
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Court says ten years is too late for grieving mother to allege new theories of negligenceIn 1999, Hannes Hollo had a heart attack in his apartment, so his mother, Josephine Clare-Hollo, called 911. The dispatcher responded by calling an ambulance.
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Electronic Medical Records; Good or Bad? NY Times Article ElaboratesA recently published article in the NY Times illustrates the potential effects of electronic medical records. The Obama Administration and the medical industry advocate the use of electronic medical records.
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Doctor tested Brooklyn woman for HIV without her knowledge or consent; Turns out she was HIV positiveA 31-year-old woman who identified herself as “Jane Doe” in a lawsuit had gastric-bypass surgery.
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Injured Victim Wins Case After Defense Pressures Expert WitnessA judgment has been issued this week in favor of a plaintiff suing WellStar health system after it was revealed that WellStar's defense counsel had tampered with the plaintiff's expert witness in a Georgia medical malpractice case last month.
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New York State Dept. of Health Program Keeps Thousands of Medical Mistakes SecretAccording to an NBC investigation, the NYS Health Department has not reported over 40,000 confidential medical errors to the public since 2007.
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Power Outage Highlights Dangers of Electronic Health RecordsWhen a remote data storage location lost its power for about five hours several weeks ago, dozens of hospitals lost their access to critical electronic health information.
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Queens Lawsuit Dismissed After Imprudent Spinal Surgery
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Defense Attorneys Dismissed For Pressuring Expert Witness in Georgia Medical Malpractice Case According to Online News ReportsA defense law firm has been dismissed from a case after it was determined they had tampered with the plaintiff's expert witness in a Georgia medical malpractice case last week.