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Medical Malpractice
Florida Medical Malpractice Laws
This guide will give you a complete understanding of Florida medical malpractice laws. You will learn about: The elements of...
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Medical Malpractice
Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven Lawsuits & Citations: Fails to Report Abnormal X-Ray Results
Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven was cited for abuse when the facility failed to report an abnormal radiology report....
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Medical Malpractice
Mistaken Patient Identity Errors in Florida
The first article in this series discussed drug errors that can occur when two medications have similar names. Whether the names sound...
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Medical Malpractice
Failure to Identify a Drug Allergy
One of the most common types of medication errors patients face is a medical care provider’s failure to identify when...
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Medical Malpractice
New Hampshire’s Medical Malpractice Early Offer Settlement Option
There is a great debate over how to handle medical malpractice cases. There are also many arguments and points of view....
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Medical Malpractice
Feeding Tubes May Increase the Risk of Pressure Sores for Bedridden Residents
Pressure ulcers are caused by remaining in the same position for too long, which restricts blood flow and can kill...
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Medical Malpractice
Common Acne Medications Double the Risk of Eye Infections
For many Americans, one of the worst parts of puberty is acne. Some can control it with over the counter...
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Medical Malpractice
Hospital Errors Often Go Unreported By Staff
A new report by the US Department of Health and Human Services found that more than 80 percent of hospital...
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Medical Malpractice
Beauty Treatments at Florida Spas Should be Subject to Existing Plastic Surgery Regulations
Across the US, fewer than half of states require doctors who perform cosmetic surgery in their offices to have their...
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Medical Malpractice
Conservative Think Tank Cato Institute Questions Benefits of Damage Caps
There have been a number of blog entries on this site about how tort reform laws do not seem to...
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Medical Malpractice
Florida Pain Clinics Try to Avoid Regulation by Opening Pharmacies
In an effort to reduce prescription drug addiction, the Florida government has cracked down on pain clinics, banning them from...
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Medical Malpractice
The Criminalization of Medical Malpractice
Reuters reports between 1999 and 2006, fatal overdoses of prescription painkillers have more than tripled in the U.S. The abuse...