INDIANA RANKS AMONG WORST IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY
As Hoosiers, we want to believe that when we and our loved ones should need it, we will receive safe, quality healthcare. However, many may not know that Indiana holds...
Indianapolis Area Discharged Patient Safety Improves In Response to Medicare Penalties
Area Hospitals Feel ‘Squeeze’ to Improve Patient Safety An article appearing in the Indianapolis Star reports on how hospitals are now coming around to reducing the occurrence of patient readmissions...
Surgical Malpractice “Never Events” Occur More Than 4000 Times Per Year in the U.S.
The healthcare industry has identified certain acts of malpractice, which are so egregious, there is universal agreement that they should never occur under any circumstances. These acts of malpractice include...
The One That Got Away – Patients Often Exit Surgery With “Retained Surgical Items”
As patients, we rely on our health care professionals for our safety and well-being, no more so than when we have to undergo a surgical procedure. Yet, according to a...
Bloomington Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud
Recently, we posted an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity that found that fraudulent billing practices by hospitals and physicians appears to be on the rise, wasting billions of...
Eye Opening Report on Hospital and Physician Medicare Fraud
Health care dollars that could be spent on finding ways to reduce medical malpractice and improve patient safety appears to be falling victim to healthcare fraud and abuse. A recent...
Ask The Medical Malpractice Attorney
Question: How long does it take to prosecute a medical malpractice case in Indiana? Answer: This is difficult to precisely answer because there are many variables that can come into...
South Bend Nursing Homes Under Scrutiny for Abuse and Neglect
Indiana nursing homes have for some time now been recognized as the worst in the nation. For example, in 2009 the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that Indiana had the...
Missouri Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Damage Caps Unconstitutional
The Missouri Supreme Court struck down a $350,000 limit on jury awards for “pain and suffering” in medical malpractice cases, saying the law violates a patient’s right to a jury...