July 30, 2013 Diagnostic Errors are Most Costly and Deadly of All Medical Errors An exhaustive study by researchers from John Hopkins University School of Medicine performed on 25 years of medical malpractice payments has found that diagnostic errors account for the biggest share of successful medical malpractice claims. Read More »
July 1, 2013 Hospitals Can Make You Sick – Safeguarding Against Hospital-Acquired Infections We’ve all heard stories about a friend or family member who picked up an infection when they were in the hospital. Read More »
May 28, 2013 Galfand Berger Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Philadelphia Discuss How Use of Robotic Surgery Device May Put Patients At Risk The da Vinci is a robotic surgical system built by Intuitive Surgical. It is designed to streamline surgeries using a minimally invasive procedure […] Read More »
May 6, 2013 Recent Study on Surgical Errors Reports Over 4,000 “Never Events” Occur Each Year A recent patient safety study by Johns Hopkins researchers estimates that 80,000 “never events” – medical errors that should “never” happen” – occurred during surgeries in the United States between 1990 and 2010. Read More »
March 18, 2013 The Myths about Medical Malpractice Cases It’s all over the news: stories about how insurance companies, hospitals and doctors are being injured by medical malpractice litigation. Read More »
January 15, 2013 Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorneys Discuss the Process of Choosing a Nursing Home Personal safety and security is your biggest concern when selecting a nursing home for your loved one. Representing victims of nursing home abuse, neglect and medical malpractice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the Philadelphia personal injury attorneys of Galfand Berger understand the importance of choosing a long-term care facility that will give your family member the personal and medical care necessary to protect them from injury or illness. Read More »
December 7, 2012 Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney: Recent Pennsylvania Decisions Regarding the Wrongful Death Act When a loved one dies, your loss is an emotional one. You remember the good times you spent with them, at the beach, by a fireside, or at dinners together. It is not simply a matter of dollars […] Read More »
October 10, 2012 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Attorneys at Galfand Berger Review Article Highlighting Recommendations for Improving Patient Care The Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers at Galfand Berger recently reviewed an article in The Wall Street Journal written by Dr. Marty Makary, a cancer surgeon at John Hopkins Hospital. In his article, Dr. Makary discussed the prevalence of medical errors […] Read More »
September 4, 2012 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers Report on New Device Promising To Identify Sepsis Early The Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys at Galfand Berger are excited to report that the Food and Drug Administration approved a new test that can […] Read More »
