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By Edward ("Ted") Bills

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Doctors Find Windfall in Self-Referrals

Posted on August 03, 2009
As debate over a proposed health care overhaul continues, lawmakers and other parties have failed to address how to rein in so-called physician self-referrals that critics argue significantly drive up medical costs, the Washington Post reports. According to documents, one medical practice ordered 700 percent more CT scans in the months after it purchased its [...

Editorial: Prosecution of Whistleblower Nurses is Improper

Posted on August 03, 2009
The indictment of two nurses who complained to superiors about the conduct of a West Texas doctor is an unacceptable miscarriage of justice, according to an editorial published in the Austin American-Statesman. The nurses were charged with "misuse of official information" when the doctor filed a harassment complaint in response to news that he was [...

Troubled Bus Firms Remain Open Under New Names, Report Finds

Posted on July 30, 2009
A new report from the Government Accountability Office has concluded that scores of commercial bus and tractor-trailer companies ordered to close because of safety violations remain in operation under new names. According to the report, at least 20 bus companies and nearly 1,100 trucking companies are believed to have dodged compliance that should have forced [...

Jury: Hospital Negligent for Paralysis

Posted on July 30, 2009
A New York jury has awarded $19.2 million to a man who was left paralyzed by the negligence of a Bronx hospital. According to court documents, staff at the Montefiore Medical Center failed to diagnose an infection on Wilfredo Figueroa’s spinal cord that ultimately caused paralysis...

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Hepatitis Outbreak May Affect Other Hospitals

Posted on July 30, 2009
Texas health officials are investigating whether a surgery technician implicated in a hepatitis C scare in Colorado may have spread the disease while she worked at a Houston-area hospital during 2005 and 2006. A spokesperson for the Texas health department said the agency is trying to determine whether Kristen Diane Parker had hepatitis C while [...

Texting Significantly Increases Crash Risk, Study Says

Posted on July 29, 2009
Sending or receiving text messages while driving significantly increased the risk of collisions among long-haul truck drivers, a new study has concluded. According to the study, the truckers took their eyes off the road for about five seconds while texting...

Claims Planned in VA Infections

Posted on July 29, 2009
A Tennessee attorney said he plans to file claims on behalf of scores of veterans who may have been exposed to hepatitis or HIV while being treated at VA hospitals. According to reports, as many as 10,000 veterans may have been exposed to infectious body fluids at three separate VA hospitals...

Jury Sides with Hospital in Patient Deportation Case

Posted on July 29, 2009
A jury on Monday sided with a Florida hospital accused of wrongly repatriating a severely brain-injured illegal immigrant who had been a patient since 2000. In the verdict, jurors concluded that Martin Memorial Medical Center’s actions had not been unreasonable or unwarranted under the circumstances...

City Settles Suit Over Wrongful Convictions

Posted on July 29, 2009
Two men who spent nearly 14 years in prison for a murder they did not commit will share $7.5 million under a proposed settlement, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The convictions of Antoine Goff and John "J.J." Tennison were overturned in 2003 after a federal judge ruled that San Francisco city prosecutors withheld evidence that [...

Tanning Beds Cause Cancer, Study Says

Posted on July 29, 2009
A new study has concluded that the use of tanning beds raised the risk of skin cancer by 75 percent among persons who began tanning before age 30. The risk assessment, produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, now classifies tanning beds in the same category as carcinogens such as cigarettes...

FDA Issues Warning on Body-Building Supplements

Posted on July 29, 2009
An unknown number of body-building products marketed as nutritional supplements may contain steroids and could cause liver and kidney problems, the Food and Drug Administration has warned. Specifically, the warning applies to eight supplements sold by American Cellular Labs that the FDA says contain hidden steroids...

Jury Orders Guess Founder to Pay Damages to Workers

Posted on July 29, 2009
Jurors in California have ordered Georges Marciano to pay $370 million to five former employees who claimed the Guess Jeans co-founder harassed and defamed them, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the suit, Marciano accused the employees of stealing from him and conspiring to sell his property...

Judge Schedules Remaining 9/11 Trials

Posted on July 29, 2009
A federal judge has scheduled the first of three remaining wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for April 12. In scheduling the trial, U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said he wanted the first trial to focus on a case involving victims aboard the hijacked planes...

Medtronic Paid Doctor to Testify Before Lawmakers

Posted on July 29, 2009
A medical professor at the University of Minnesota received $6,000 from medical device maker Medtronic in exchange for testimony that urged lawmakers to continue funding medical research involving a bone growth product called Infuse, according to the New York Times...

Negligence Led to Amputation, Lawsuit Claims

Posted on July 25, 2009
An Indiana orthopedics facility deviated from the standard level of care in the treatment of a woman whose leg was amputated after a blood clot blocked circulation, a lawsuit filed this week claims. According to court documents, Orthopedics Northeast of Fort Wayne failed to diagnose the blood clot despite symptoms indicating a vascular problem...

Jury Orders Damages for Hip Replacement Injury

Posted on July 25, 2009
A New York state jury has ordered an orthopedic surgeon to pay $223,000 for medical malpractice. In the ruling, jurors found that Dr. Matthew Landfried had deviated from the standard level of care. According to attorneys for the plaintiff, Landfried negligently installed a prosthetic hip leading to pain, suffering and subsequent surgeries.

Lawsuit Filed Over Near-Drowning

Posted on July 25, 2009
A Baltimore-area swim club was negligent in the near-drowning of a 15-year-old boy, a lawsuit filed by the boy’s parents claims. According to the lawsuit, Woodcroft Swim Club in Parkville and D.R.D. Pool Management Inc. failed to respond and provide aid to the struggling boy...

Hospital Wrongly Deported Patient, Lawsuit Claims

Posted on July 25, 2009
A jury is set to decide whether a Florida hospital should be held liable for secretly returning a severely brain damaged man to his native country. In a lawsuit, the man’s cousin and legal guardian alleges that Martin Memorial Medical Center falsely imprisoned 37-year-old Luis Jimenez and violated federal law by essentially deporting him to [...

Doctor Settles Suit Over Botched Surgery

Posted on July 24, 2009
A former doctor in Missouri has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle claims that he botched a 2006 colon procedure. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Michael Impey punctured John W. Campbell’s colon, an injury that caused the patient to subsequently lose about one foot of his colon...

Judge Orders Punitive Damages be Paid to Veteran?s Estate

Posted on July 24, 2009
A federal judge has ordered the government to pay nearly $750,000 to the estate of a veteran who lost much of his vision during a 2006 surgical procedure. In an 18-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Tom Lee found that the Veterans Administration medical facility in Jackson, Miss...

Family Files Wrongful Death Claim Against Treatment Center

Posted on July 24, 2009
The family of a teenager who died last year at a church-run treatment center has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence on behalf of Catholic Charities Services Corporation and its staff. A coroner’s report concluded that the teen suffocated on her own vomit while being restrained...

Doctor Impaired During Surgery, Lawsuit Says

Posted on July 22, 2009
Jurors began hearing arguments this week in a trial that claims a Missouri doctor was negligent in an incident that resulted in the removal of about a foot of a patient’s colon. In the medical malpractice lawsuit, the plaintiff claims that Dr. Michael Impey was under the influence of painkillers during the procedure...

Debt Firm Named in Harassment Lawsuit

Posted on July 22, 2009
A Cleveland debt collection agency threatened, harassed and deceived consumers in violation of state and federal law, a lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general claims. According to the lawsuit, debt collectors with National Enterprise Systems of Solon used abusive language, failed to verify debts and made unauthorized withdrawals from consumer bank accounts...

Officials Investigating How Routine Surgery Led to Amputation

Posted on July 22, 2009
The Air Force and others are investigating the circumstances that caused a 20-year-old airman to lose both his legs following a routine gallbladder surgery. According to reports, surgeons failed to adequately repair a large artery after nicking it during surgery...

Doctors Find Value in Saying Sorry

Posted on July 21, 2009
The University of Michigan Health System found that the number of malpractice claims filed against them has been halved, the backlog of open claims reduced, the amount of time to resolve a claim lessened and the costs per claim reduced fifty percent. The health system’s risk officer said the change that brought about these benefits [...

Rise in Online Medical Ratings Leads to Gag Orders

Posted on July 21, 2009
With the increase in online sites such RateMDs.com, DrScore and Vitals.com where patients can post reviews of doctors, more doctors are requiring patients to sign forms prohibiting any online posting without their prior approval. The enforceability and ethics of the requirement are debatable, particularly when consumers are tasked with being more informed about their healthcare [...

Hospitals Reveal Mistakes

Posted on July 21, 2009
Recently-passed laws in several states that require hospitals to detail serious injuries reveal the frequency and variety of so-called “never events” which should never happen. In some states the hospitals in which the events occurred are identified, while other states only compile the injuries without revealing the hospital involved...

Lawsuit: Doctors Failed to Notify Patient of Tumor

Posted on July 20, 2009
Six doctors failed to notify a patient of a brain tumor despite a MRI showing the tumor, a lawsuit filed Friday alleges. A CT scan performed after the plaintiff had a seizure revealed the tumor, one year after the MRI was taken. Mercy Health Systems and the doctor’s insurers were also named as defendants.

Family Settles Lawsuit Against Hog Farm

Posted on July 20, 2009
A $1.1 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit over odors from a hog farm built less than 1,000 feet from the home of Ed and Ruth McEowen. According to the suit, the farm operator violated Missouri Department of Natural Resources regulations by failing to obtain construction or operating permits from the agency...

Prosecutors Indict Nurses Who Complained About Doctor

Posted on July 20, 2009
Prosecutors have indicted two nurses who complained to state officials about the standard of care provided by a Texas doctor, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram. The Texas Nurses Association has protested the indictments, saying such actions could have a chilling effect on whistleblowers who seek to expose medical misconduct...

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