New Zealand Clinical Laboratories to Undergo Health and Safety Checks after Workers Contract Typhoid, Others Exposed to Chemicals
This comes on top of months of strikes by NZ medical laboratory workers seeking fair pay and safe working conditions Te Whatu Ora (aka, Health New Zealand, the country’s publicly funded healthcare system) recently ordered health and safety checks at multiple clinical laboratories in 18 districts across the country. This action is the result of […]
The post New Zealand Clinical Laboratories to Undergo Health and Safety Checks after Workers Contract Typhoid, Others Exposed to Chemicals appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 15, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources anatomic pathology Apex Awanui Brian Raill Canterbury Health Laboratories CHL clinical la Source Type: news
New Federal Rules on Sepsis Treatment Could Cost Hospitals Millions of Dollars in Medicare Reimbursements
Some hospital organizations are pushing back, stating that the new regulations are ‘too rigid’ and interfere with doctors’ treatment of patients In August, the Biden administration finalized provisions for hospitals to meet specific treatment metrics for all patients with suspected sepsis. Hospitals that fail to meet these requirements risk the potential loss of millions of […]
The post New Federal Rules on Sepsis Treatment Could Cost Hospitals Millions of Dollars in Medicare Reimbursements appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 11, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing ACEP AHA American College of Emergency Physicians American Hospital Association anatomic pathology Andrew Slavitt antibio Source Type: news
$40M Award for Stroke Patient; Doc Sentenced for Tax Evasion; Deadly ED Delay Suit
(MedPage Today) -- An Illinois man who was left permanently disabled after a stroke was awarded $40 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. (ABC Chicago)
Louisiana physician Melissa Rose Barrett, MD, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Alabama IVF Protection Bill Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights
Here ’s what to know about the legislation, which the state legislature is expected to approve overwhelmingly on Wednesday. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Law and Legislation Decisions and Verdicts State Legislatures Suits and Litigation (Civil) Malpractice Infertility Embryos (Human) Supreme Courts (State) Compensation for Damages (Law) In Vitro Fertilization Politic Source Type: news
Sublime ’s Ex-Lawyers Hit Back at Malpractice Lawsuit, Calling It a ‘Pathetic’ Attempt to Avoid Legal Bills
Top music law firm King Holmes Paterno & Soriano is firing back at a legal malpractice lawsuit filed by the band Sublime, arguing that the group has “falsely and maliciously” sued to get out of paying their hefty legal bills. A month after Sublime sued its former attorneys — Howard King, Peter…#sublime #howardking #peterpaterno #josephmcarlone #whilesublime #kingholmes #khps #pharrellwilliams #tupacshakur #robinthicke (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Attorney Sandra Neuman, of Sandra Neuman Law, secured a $1.4 million verdict against UPMC Passavant
Sandra Neuman Law secured a $1.4 million medical malpractice verdict against UPMC Passavant for negligence resulting from a fall that caused permanent injury to his dominant arm. PITTSBURGH, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Thursday, February 29, an Allegheny County jury awarded a... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LAW Source Type: news
Flawed Medical Malpractice Legislation Can Have Deadly Consequences
(MedPage Today) -- "It becomes your worst nightmare."
Those were the words of Stephanie Liskowitz, the wife of John Liskowitz, who died last March. John, who divided his time between New Jersey and Florida, had a medical procedure in Florida and... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Bring On the Government Malpractice Suits
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ClinicMind's Award-Winning Task Management System Uses LMS to Improve Processes and Streamline Healthcare Office Compliance While Reducing Malpractice Risk
With its meticulously designed User Experience, ClinicMind's Task Management System utilizes a robust Learning Management System (LMS) to accelerate healthcare organizations' office staff instruction regarding any changes and new processes or best practices. It adapts to the evolving... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Concussion in sport: It's time to drop the tobacco analogy - Malcolm D, Matthews CR, Wiltshire G.
The analogy between smoking tobacco and sport-related concussions (SRCs) was initially made in a US Congressional Committee of Inquiry in 2009.1 The inference was one of institutional malpractice, with ‘big tobacco’ evoked to convey concerns that the NF... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Why I Stopped Being A “Good” Cancer Patient
“You are allergic to your oral chemotherapy,” explains my oncology team at a recent appointment. “We are going to try a newer drug,” I am on my fourth attempt to find an oral treatment suitable for both my body and my cancer, so that I can maintain a remission that took three years and a stem cell transplant to achieve. “We want to get ahead of it before it gets ahead of us.” In my headphones, Weezer achingly croons, “Say it ain’t so, your drug is a heartbreaker.”
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]
Since being diagnosed with phase three chronic myeloid leu...
Source: TIME: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Walela Nehanda Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Patient sues Ariz. SimonMed center for malpractice
An Arizona woman is suing Thompson Peak SimonMed Imaging Center in Scottsdale, AZ, for malpractice, according to a report posted February 2 by ABC15 Arizona.The suit alleges that she was given a life-threatening dose of the sedative diazepam (Valium) instead of contrast media during a 2021 MRI scan. The dose was 50 mg, the outlet reported."For someone to get five times the recommended (FDA) max dosage is extraordinary and extraordinary negligence," the patient's attorney, Rachel Fitzpatrick, said in the ABC story. “There are procedures or there should be that are in place to ensure that this precise thing doesn’t happe...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
IT Experts Demonstrate How AI and Computer Microphones Can Be Used to Figure Out Passwords and Break into Customer Accounts
Clinical laboratories and pathology groups should be on the alert to this new digital threat; telehealth sessions and video conferencing calls particularly vulnerable to acoustic AI attacks Banks may be the first to get hit by a new form of hacking because of all the money they hold in deposit accounts, but experts say healthcare […]
The post IT Experts Demonstrate How AI and Computer Microphones Can Be Used to Figure Out Passwords and Break into Customer Accounts appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - February 5, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News AI Alexandra Murdoch anatomic pathology artificial intelligence clinical laboratory clinical pathology Source Type: news
Mega Malpractice Verdicts Against Physicians on the Rise Mega Malpractice Verdicts Against Physicians on the Rise
Juries are awarding more multimillion-dollar awards against clinicians and hospitals, but do the verdicts really stick? Experts shared what ' s behind these awards and how they affect physicians.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
In any other case, Trump lawyer Alina Habba's antics would be grounds for malpractice, ethics lawyer says
Attorney Alina Habba is joined by Former President Donald Trump as she speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer Trump's lawyer was repeatedly bench-slapped for ignoring basic courtroom rules and legal procedure. Legal experts say that in any…#alinahabba #donaldtrump #apphotomaryaltaffer #trump #habba #ejeancarroll #lewiskaplan #stephengillers #nyuschooloflaw #neamarahmani (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news