What could be worse than being sued for malpractice? Prison.
Kang Se-hoon, a surgeon in South Korea, operated on a popular rock singer and song writer in October 2014. According to reports, Shin Hae-chul had abdominal pain, and the surgeon performed laparoscopic lysis of adhesions. Without having obtained consent, he decided to also do a weight reduction procedure.
The patient was discharged a few days after surgery but returned a day later with fever and severe abdominal pain. Kang did not investigate the cause of the pain and instead prescribed pain medication. Shin Hae-chul was eventually transferred to another hospital where he underwent an attempt at life-saving surgery.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/skeptical-scalpel" rel="tag" > Skeptical Scalpel, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs
Why physicians should respect the pain patients report
We’re all human beings, but we’re not all alike.
Each person experiences pain differently, from an emotional perspective as well as a physical one, and responds to pain differently. That means that physicians like myself need to evaluate patients on an individual basis and find the best way to treat their pain.
Today, however, doctors are under pressure to limit costs and prescribe treatments based on standardized guidelines. A major gap looms between the patient’s experience of pain, and the limited “one size fits all” treatment that doctors may offer.
Concerns about the opioid epidemic make the problem worse....
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/karen-s-sibert" rel="tag" > Karen S. Sibert, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Pain Management Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Radiology and Errors
Conclusion should use diagnostic terms / reflect one opinion about disease and not an echogenic …. Etc . one can take the help of , could rep …. in view of …… etcComparison with old images should follow , expressing various components including the effect of therapy/ progression of the disease findings etcAlways proof read your report with the help of your data entry operators( who would even confirm that you have reported the correct patient , i.e. images and report belong to the same individual/ investigation done is what the clinician ordered et...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - April 24, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
Has the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Gone too Far?
In conclusion, this exemplifies how the bioethics field continues to navigate gray areas. These areas become more undefined as laws and policies that contradict one another are introduced.
Works Cited
Liptak, Adam. “Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations.” The New York Times, 30 June 2014, www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/us/hobby-lobby-case-supreme-court-contraception.html.
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Menikoff, Jerry. Law and Bioethics. Georgetown University Press, 2001.
O'Brien, David M. Constitutional Law and Politics. 6th ed., vol. 2, W.W. Norton & Company, 2005.
Pear, Robert, and J...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - April 23, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Bioethics Today Tags: Health Care Doctor-Patient Relationships government Health Care Policy religion syndicated Source Type: blogs
Can Amazon, Chase, and Berkshire Help Medical Malpractice Victims?
By MINDY NUNEZ DUFFOURC
A New Era of Amazon Healthcare Should Take a Cue From Germany to Provide Support for Medical Malpractice Victims
Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway recently announced plans to form a joint non-profit enterprise aimed at providing affordable, high-quality, transparent healthcare to hundreds of thousands of their U.S. employees. Although a healthcare venture departs from their prior expertise, the companies’ combined wealth, resources, and history of market innovation provide hope that this new alliance can reshape the delivery and cost of healthcare in the U.S. As Amazon and company at...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Eric Schmidt Discusses the Potential Value of Predictive Analytics in the ER
For me, one of the major future changes in diagnostic medicine will be the use of predictive analytics based on deep learning and big data (see:Integrated Clinical Research Databases: A New Way to"Monetize" Clinical Data;What Are the Consequences of Big Tech Entering the Healthcare Market?). This new science will enable the prediction of future"outcomes" for patients. This trend was emphasized by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a lecture at HIMSS 2018 (see:HIMSS 2018: ‘Run to the Cloud,’ says Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt). He referred to the trend as leveraging the power of predictive anal...
Source: Lab Soft News - March 13, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Testing Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Delivery Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Innovations Lab Processes and Procedures Medical Research Medicolegal Issues Quality of Care Source Type: blogs
Jahi McMath – Major Case Management Conference on Friday
On Friday, March 16, the Alameda County Superior Court will conduct a major case management conference in Jahi McMath's medical malpractice action.
One key management issue will be whether the parties will first litigate whether or not the g... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 11, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Unnecessary testing wastes money and can lead to further testing
. Why does it occur?
Almost 60% of medical personnel surveyed at a large academic medical center believed that hospitalized patients should have daily laboratory testing.
Of 1,580 attending physicians, fellows, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses sent surveys, 837 (53%) responded; 393 (47%) were RNs, and 80% of those nurses felt that daily laboratory testing should be done on all patients.
Nurses strongly felt that patient safety and protection against malpractice litigation were enhanced by daily laboratory testing.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/skeptical-scalpel" rel="tag" > Skeptical Scalpel, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
Clinicians May Have Used Advance Directive to Hide Malpractice
In August 2011, Cecilia Hoh was admitted to Glendale Adventist because of swelling in her right foot. Her family alleges that clinicians failed to perform the proper diagnostic tests, including an ultrasound, to rule out deep vein thrombosis.
The family further alleges that after learning Hoh had a “history of lung mass,” clinicians misrepresented that she suffered from terminal lung cancer when they knew the mass was benign. Then, when clinicians learned Ms. Hoh had an advance directive, they ceased providing any curative care, and assigned her to hospice care. Defendants misrepresented ...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 8, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
To err is homicide in Britain
A single error oft inters the good that doctors do. The case of Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba, a trainee pediatrician in the NHS convicted for homicide for the death of a child from sepsis and hounded by the General Medical Council is every junior doctor’s primal fear.
A boy in shock
Friday, February 18th, 2011 was not a typically unusual day in a British hospital. Dr. Bawa-Garba had recently returned from a 13-month maternity break. She was the on-call pediatric registrar — the second in command for the care of sick children at Leicester Royal Infirmary. As a “registrar” she was both a master and an apprentice — a juxta...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/dr-saurabh-jha" rel="tag" > Dr. Saurabh Jha < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Malpractice Residency Source Type: blogs
The unjust prosecution of physicians is not unique
Dr. Pramela Ganji had just finished her lunch when she was told that the appellate court had reversed and vacated her conviction. At first, she didn’t believe it.
After all, this whole experience had been surreal. Dr. Ganji, a 68-year-old well-respected medical doctor and married mother of 3 children, had practiced medicine for 40 years without incident. Her patients loved her, and she had dedicated her life to helping others.
Towards the end of her career, she started working at Christian Home Health. The government noticed that this company had a number of billing irregularities, and it received a compl...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 28, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/david-markus-and-mona-markus" rel="tag" > David Markus, JD and Mona Markus, JD < /a > Tags: Policy Hospital-Based Medicine Malpractice Pain Management Source Type: blogs
First, Do No (Self) Harm
When a doctor in your hospital system kills himself, the entire medical staff receives a mass email informing everyone of “Dr. So-and-So’s sudden unexpected death”. Thoughts and prayers for his family and loved ones. Perhaps a link to your Employee Assistance Program is provided, for those who may need counseling or grief assistance. This is followed later that day with another email detailing the schedule for the final arrangements. Calling hours. Funeral. Directions to the church.Not everyone will have known the physician. So most scan the email and then go about their day. ...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 18, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
The Doctor Squared Movement: An Alternative to Regulatory Burden
By WES FISHER, MD and PAUL TIERSTEIN, MD
The 4th amendment of the U.S. Constitution shields an individual (or business) from unreasonable government intrusion. It is inferred this right extends to ALL people, regardless of profession. Advanced nurse practitioners are independently practicing medicine in 23 states yet are not subject to onerous Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements– physicians are not equally protected under the law. Physicians must fight, as one group, against the burden of MOC. We have two choices: become a Doctor Squared (Dr. ²) or join an alternative certification organization s...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Ending Qualified Immunity for Cops Is a Matter of Life and Death
Last week, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, police releasedvideo from a nighttime SWAT on the home of a man suspected of selling marijuana —yes, marijuana—during which officers fatally shot his mother, 72-year-old Geraldine Townsend, after she fired a BB gun at the officers. As he is being cuffed and dragged from the house, Mike Townsend can be heard pleading with the officers to let him see his dying mother, but they refuse.In December, Wichita, Kansas, police received what turned out to be a prank call regarding a non-existent hostage situation at the home of Andrew Finch. When the 28-year-old father of two went outside to in...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 5, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Clark Neily Source Type: blogs
How not to get ripped off by IVF doctors
This is a great article, at http://www.conceptionadvice.com/how-not-to-be-ripped-off-by-fertility-clinics/Please do read it - a lot of these malpractices are rampant in Indian IVF clinics as well.I especially love the following paragraph !Blinded by Pseudo ScienceIf a stranger down the pub told you the best way to get pregnant was to get a cheap bit of plastic and waggle it around inside your womb, would you believe them? Probably not. But if that advice came from a doctor and was given a fancy scientific sounding name, would you believe them?Some fertility clinics offer add-on services as a supplement to the co...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - January 29, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
