by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 25, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The medical malpractice case of a sharp surgical tool left in the chest of an elderly Pennsylvania man serves as a teachable moment for hospitals, medical facilities and surgical teams around the country about being attentive and careful at every step of a major...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 24, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The removal of the wrong testicle from an Air Force veteran and failure to rectify the mistake prompts a conversation among the medical community about what constitutes acceptable standards of obtaining a patient’s consent for surgery, marking the correct site of the...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 19, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The false laboratory test case involving a Tyler, Texas woman undergoing extensive surgery only to be misdiagnosed with cancer and face a life of permanent disfigurement is leading hospitals and medical facilities nationally to take greater procedural precautions. The...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 15, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The nationally-publicized death of an immigrant teen drives a well-recognized hospital and other medical facilities countrywide to re-examine and revamp their organ and blood donation procedures, putting in place technical and communications systems to avert similar...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 13, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
The false laboratory test case involving a Tyler, Texas woman undergoing extensive surgery only to be misdiagnosed with cancer and face a life of permanent disfigurement is leading hospitals and medical facilities nationally to take greater procedural precautions. The...
by Vladimire Herard, M.S. | Sep 13, 2014 | PHARMACY & MEDICAL LAW
(NOTE: As a regular feature, PharmPsych.com is offering up summaries of legal medical malpractice suits, especially in the field of pharmacy and other healthcare specialties. Each summary will detail the narrative for the suit, the reasons, outcomes, financial...
