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Of all types of personal injury lawsuits, medical malpractice cases are typically the most complex and difficult for plaintiffs to win. This is because the practice of medicine is detailed and complicated, and many of us lack the training and knowledge to pinpoint...
When your child becomes sick, the last thing that you likely want to have to do is to take them to see the doctor. Sometimes that's unavoidable, though. Physicians make mistakes. Your child could be harmed and lose their life as a result. The most common pediatric...
Electronic medical records (EMRs) have a lot of positives. They make it easier to spread patient information faster between staff members. They allow doctors to access records anywhere, on computers, phones, tablets and other devices. When set up to keep records on...
One of the most common complaints that people have when they visit the doctor is that their doctor isn't really listening to them. The doctor may seem distracted or busy, just rushing to get them in and out of the office. They're not sure that they're actually getting...
Surgery is the second most common reason for malpractice claims according to a report from the medical liability insurer Coverys. It analyzed five years' worth of malpractice claims closed between 2014 and 2018 and found that 25% of claims were surgery-related. This,...
Pennsylvania residents depend on health care professionals to treat them whenever they are sick or injured. However, research shows that U.S. doctors make millions of diagnosis errors every year, wasting precious time and endangering lives.According to a study...
Four out of five adults in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. take some sort of prescription medication, over-the-counter drug or supplement every week. One third of adults even take five or more drugs at the same time. One can easily imagine, then, just how high the...
Every year in Pennsylvania and across the U.S., more than 100 million people visit the emergency room, yet the quality of care in ERs can plummet with overcrowding. The Institute of Medicine noted this issue back in 2007, saying that overcrowding opens up the...
Two decades ago, a report claimed that roughly 98,000 people in Pennsylvania and throughout the country die annually because of medical errors. A more recent study has found that the true death toll may be more than twice as high. That recent study also found that...
People in Pennsylvania who seek out medical care often worry that they won't be taken seriously when they go to the doctor. They are concerned that something seriously wrong may be missed due to a physician's dismissiveness, lack of knowledge or negligence. They may...
