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Tag: Indiana medical malpractice

What Is The Cap On Medical Malpractice Claims In Indiana?

Aug 4, 2023
If you are seriously injured by medical malpractice in Indiana, the amount you can recover as compensation for your pain, human suffering, medical bills, and other harms is very likely...

Indiana Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Accepted into National Trial Lawyers Top 100

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May 4, 2017
We are happy to announce that the National Trial Lawyers organization has selected attorney Jeff Powless for inclusion into the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers in Indiana. The National Trial...

Claim Filed Against Hospital and Physician Alleging Patient Given Deadly Dose of Fentanyl

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Apr 24, 2017
INDIANA — The family of a retired Crawfordsville man who died after receiving a dose of Fentanyl while a patient at a local hospital has filed a complaint alleging negligence...

Medical Negligence Claim Filed Against Hospital After Patient Discharged Without Treatment for a Stroke

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Apr 18, 2017
WASHINGTON, INDIANA — A former patient of Daviess County Hospital has filed a complaint with the Indiana Department of Insurance alleging medical negligence because the patient was discharged from the...

The No. 1 Secret To Avoid Becoming A Medical Malpractice Victim

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Apr 21, 2016
It is hard not to worry about the possibility of becoming a medical malpractice victim.  A 2013 study reported in the Journal of Patient Safety found that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients each...

70% of Physicians Reported For Committing Sexual Misconduct With A Patient Are Never Disciplined By a Medical Licensing Board, Finds Recent Study

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Feb 19, 2016
A recent study was conducted to determine whether physicians who were found to have committed sexual misconduct with a patient were disciplined by the state medical licensing board.  The study...

Hiding Medical Malpractice

Nov 23, 2014
  In the vast majority of cases, hospitals and other healthcare providers who commit medical malpractice hide the harm from their patients, according to a recent Johns Hopkins University School...

INDIANA RANKS AMONG WORST IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY

Apr 8, 2014
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

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Mar 18, 2013
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.

Jan 13, 2013
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...
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