Medical Malpractice

A surgeon is being accused of accidentally burning down his own home in an attempt to destroy medical records related to false and fraudulent medical claims. Among some of the saddest trends in medical malpractice news is the rise of doctors filing false claims or ordering unnecessary tests to bilk their patient’s insurance companies of […]

The next coronavirus relief bill is likely to come with some strings attached. Already, lawmakers are hoping to insulate hospitals from malpractice liability during the pandemic. Some of the proposed legislation would also restrict employees from filing lawsuits against employers if they become sick with COVID-19 while on the job. Hospitals are saying that the […]

After several states have passed legislation shielding hospitals, doctors, and other healthcare facilities from lawsuits emerging out of the coronavirus pandemic, federal authorities are now considering passing such legislation from Washington. Thus far, only the states that have been hardest-hit by the virus have passed legislation. This includes New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Illinois, […]

Doctors take an oath to do no harm, but we’ve been seeing stories in the news about doctors who intentionally misdiagnose patients, charge their insurance companies thousands (and sometimes hundreds of thousands) of dollars, and then years later, after getting a second opinion, the patients realize that they do not have the condition the doctor […]

Electronic Health Records or EHR have been involved in a number of cases that turned into medical malpractice lawsuits. The question then becomes: How does this happen and why does it continue to happen? Think about all of the information that your electronic health records contain and how vital this information is to achieving successful […]