Category: Medical Malpractice

When someone is injured while being cared for by a medical professional, issues of medical negligence can be present. Recently, The New England Journal of Medicine published a study examining just how many doctors are responsible for individual medical malpractice claims, and the results were shocking. Between 2005-2014, one percent of doctors were responsible for 32%[…]

A recently released report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that although patients today are less likely to contract a hospital-assisted infection (HAI) than in previous years, there is still room for improvement. Data provided to the CDC demonstrates that approximately one in 25 hospitalized patients in the United States will contract[…]

A new study has revealed that mistakes in administering medication occurred during approximately half of all the surgical procedures analyzed. These findings were the result of Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital’s efforts to quantify the risk of medication errors and improve outcomes during surgery. This study was the first large-scale, systematic research on medication errors during[…]

By Michael Malvey, Esq. The general rule in Pennsylvania is for any case arising from a personal injury claim involving injuries to an adult is that the injured party has two years to file a law suit against any individuals or companies that they believe are responsible for their accident.  There are a few exceptions[…]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will continue its practice of collecting, and releasing to the public, important data […]