Showing posts with label medical negligence. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Nearly 60% of paid home caregivers make medication errors, study finds - McKnight's Long Term Care News

One-third of paid caregivers who work for clients who live in their own homes had difficulty reading and understanding health-related information and instructions. Furthermore, 60% of them made medication errors involving their clients, according to Northwestern University researchers, who say the study is the first of its kind.

Investigators at the university recruited 100 paid, non-family caregivers in the Chicago area and evaluated their literacy with health-related tasks and knowledge. While researchers emphasized that the majority of caregivers are good people who are trying to support their families, medication-error levels are a serious cause of concern.

They found that most paid caregivers are women with an average age of 50 years old. Many are foreign born with limited schooling. They are usually paid about $9 an hour, though almost one-third earns less than minimum wage.

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

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Legal Eagles: Put nursing, law and business together and what do you get? The exciting field of legal nurse consulting! By Barbara Marquand, Minoritynurse.com:"Gloria Blackmon, RNC, BSN, LNC, LNHA, never met the young man who lost his legs, but after reading over his medical records, the compassion she felt for him was as strong as if he had been her own patient. The young man had been living in an intermediate care facility for developmentally disabled adults when circulation problems in his legs became so severe that both limbs had to be amputated. His parents sued the facility and it was Blackmon’s job, as a legal nurse consultant for their attorney, to review the records and determine if they had a valid case."
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Combine Nursing and the Law through Legal Nurse Consulting, Meghan Persichino, RN, BSN, LNC, Nursingspectrum.com:"Nursing and the law: While some nurses think only of the possibility of being sued, others understand the power of this partnership in improving health. These forward-thinking nurses are blazing a trail as legal nurse consultants (LNCs). An Emerging Role Nurses have been working alongside attorneys for almost 25 years, if not more. These nurses went by titles such as "nurse paralegal," "medical litigation consultant," and other monikers. In some instances, they combined the duties of both the paralegal and nursing professions; there was no uniform role definition."
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Switching Gears Becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant Diane Barnet, RN, BA, Nursingspectrum.com:"It sounded so easy. On the strength of a guest opinion piece I wrote about the nursing shortage for The Dallas Morning News, an attorney contacted me in the spring of 2002. I was suspicious. What would a lawyer want from me? “I’d like to send you a case,” he offered. “But I don’t have any legal background,” I protested. “That doesn’t matter,” he replied. “You can write.”"
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Legal Nurse Consultant by Sara Courson, BSN, Career Development, PA State Nurses Association:"Legal Nurse Job Search Quick Links: What is a Legal Nurse Consultant Educational Requirements Specialty Certification Salary Ranges Entry Advice Associations Publications Schools References About the Author."
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Legal Consulting by Nurses, By Joy Collins, RN, BSBA, CLNC, LNCC, Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.:"Nurses have been assisting attorneys with their medically related cases for far longer than is generally realized. It is only lately that the sub-specialty of legal nurse consulting has become a recognized field of nursing that the media has thrust into the mainstream. As far back as the 1980s (and probably earlier), nurses and other medical professionals were assisting the legal world to arrive at a fair settlement by moving through the quagmire of medical records and jargon that we nurses take for granted."
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Medical Information, The Internet, and You By Janabeth Fleming Evans R.N., R.N.C., Doereport.com:" As a medical-legal consultant and Internet researcher I am asked every day to find authoritative medical literature references for a broad spectrum of topics. The information I am looking for may be used to support a claim, to debunk an expert theory, or to educate the attorney during the course of a case evaluation. Changes in the way medical information is stored, accessed, and retrieved have created a wealth of health care information. The Internet provides free access to a great deal of the medical literature, either in full text or citation/abstract format. Because anyone with access to the Web can establish a Web page, many medical sites contain little useful information, even though they may be visually appealing. For this reason, the quality of information available varies from very good to poor, and some sites even intend to mislead. It is important to search for peer reviewed information, from an authoritative source.
1275 Shiloh Road Suite 3130 Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
Phone: 770.805.0460 800.338.5954 Fax: 770.805.0430
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Patient test follow-up often lacking, medcitynews.com

As discussed recently (Let’s not forget patient safety in med mal reform) I don’t buy the idea that excessive testing is mainly attributable to ’defensive medicine,’ i.e., doctors doing too much for fear of frivolous lawsuits. Rather, there are other reasons for ordering unneeded tests, such as profit motive on the part of the doctor or hospital, a desire for more information for decision making, habit, lack of familiarity with low-tech techniques, patient preference, and diagnostic company sales efforts. If med mal reform happened tomorrow, I’d be willing to bet plenty of excessive testing would still occur and that some other excuse would be given to explain it. Only payment reform, provider education and changes in patient demand are likely to make a big difference.

An article out today (Follow up lacking on a majority of hospital tests) in FierceHealthcare adds credence to my assertion.

Follow up on patient tests is often poor, according to a review of international studies, an article published in BMJ Quality and Safety reports. Up to 61 percent of inpatient test results and 75 percent of tests on ER patients saw no follow up after discharge, the researchers found.

Poor or inadequate care of patients after discharge can have serious implications for patients, among them missed or delayed diagnoses, or even death. For hospitals, when a patient’s transition to outpatient care features poor test follow-up, a readmission down the road is possible.

Providers that order tests and don’t follow them up open themselves up to charges of negligence. If they really ordered the tests as a defensive practice to reduce liability, wouldn’t they make sure someone followed up on the results rather than leave themselves vulnerable to lawsuits?

It’s unreasonable to expect all tests to be followed up. After all, sometimes the information is irrelevant by the time it’s received. And communications across settings are notoriously poor. Still, the percentage not followed up seems awfully high.

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Arkansas Legal Nurse Consultants, Medical, Legal, Malpractice Negligence Resources

Teddi Nuss, RN, Mid-South Litigation Support Services:"We use our knowledge and experience to help attorneys de-mystify the medical issues in legal cases. We provide screening for merit, medical record review, interpretation and organization, time line chronologies, case summary, medical literature research, and written reports (on paper and/or disk). We collaborate with attorneys to develop a cost effective and winning aproach to the medical issues in their cases."
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Professional Nurse Consultants of America, LLC.:"Nurses are historically respected by the general public and other health professions for their expert knowledge, ability to identify and prioritize complex medical issues, and attention to detail. Nurses base their practice on sound research from multiple physiological, psychological and medical disciplines. This broad scientific background and professional flexibility make nurse consultants invaluable for those businesses or individuals dealing with health care issues, life care planning and policy development."
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609 West Poplar Street Paragould, Arkansas 72450
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Friday, July 30, 2010

Delayed Diagnosis, Legal Nurse Consultant, Lawyer/Attorney Resources, Legal Nurse Consultant Resources, Medical, Malpractice, Health Law

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Delayed Diagnosis, Legal Nurse Consultant, Lawyer/Attorney Resources, Legal Nurse Consultant Resources, Medical, Malpractice, Health Law:"One of the most common types of medical malpractice cases is misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer. This is particularly true of breast cancer, which, according to various reports, represents the largest segment of medical malpractice lawsuits in the U.S. One reason for this is the fact that breast cancer is so common relative to other forms of cancer."
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Donna M. Post, RN, BSN, MBA, HCM, CLNC, LNCP-C , Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc., California Nurse Entrepreneurs, Legal Nurse Consultants:"Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting has over 24 years of experience clinically and administratively, in cardiac, adult and pediatric critical care, and dialysis. Our experience extends to both the inpatient and outpatient settings. MVLNC provides effective identification of practice standards, regulatory standards, adherence and/or deviations to these standards. Our background provides our clients the added benefit of understanding healthcare infrastructure, budgets, and healthcare labor issues. This extensive experience allows for identification of medical and nursing issues in any case that involves health, illness and injury. The clients we serve are attorneys, insurance companies, healthcare facilities and others. At Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting, our goal is to provide our clients with cost-effective, efficient, review and analysis – providing you with winning services while critically defending your bottom-line.
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Melanie M. Morris, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN, CLNC, TNCC Professional Medical Legal Services, LLC:"We assist attorneys, plaintiff and defense, with:
1. Potential client interviews
2. Obtaining complete medical records and creating a logical, orderly flow of the records necessary/relevant to the issues at hand
3. Writing working summaries, timelines and reports
4. Researching necessary topics, summarizing that research and applying it to the case
5. Assisting with Interrogatories, Requests for Production
6. Discussing deposition questions, preparation of attorney and person being deposed, and evaluation of all depositions in the case.
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and other individualized services as needed. We also work with insurance companies, law enforcement officials and industry providing services as needed.
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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Often A Delayed Or Difficult Diagnosis, About.com:"The AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis) Life Impact Survey was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the SAA (Spondylitis Association of America). With a goal of learning more about people with ankylosing spondylitis and how the disease impacts their daily lives, Harris surveyed 1,996 adults by mail and 194 online between July 3 and October 4, 2002. The survey respondents claimed they had ankylosing spondylitis and had some contact with the SAA. A second sample group of 194 patients with ankylosing spondylitis were physician-referred."
http://arthritis.about.com/cs/spondy/a/ankylosingspond.htm

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Cholecystitis Is Complicated by Delayed Diagnosis, American Academy of Family Physicians:"Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is now widely used as surgical treatment of acute cholecystitis. In difficult cases, the surgery may require conversion to an open approach, with a consequent rise in morbidity and the rate of complications. Eldar and colleagues studied the factors associated with conversion from LC to open surgery. In particular, they investigated the impact of patient delay in presenting for medical attention and delay in diagnosis on the surgical outcome."
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Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210
Toll free: 800-274-2237
Local: 913-906-6000
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http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000301/tips/32.html

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TB Diagnosis Delayed in Whites, Women: UK Study, TheBody.com:"Delay between the onset of tuberculosis and its diagnosis or treatment is significantly longer in white people compared with black or Asian people, and in women compared with men, British researchers reported recently. "TB is rising at an alarming rate in London, and if it is not diagnosed quickly, patients can develop more severe illness or transmit the disease to other people," said Dr. Alison Rodger, the study's lead author. "There have recently been big campaigns of TB awareness amongst ethnic minority groups, but our data suggest that campaigns also need to be targeted at white people, who comprise a third of cases," she said."
http://www.thebody.com/cdc/news_updates_archive/2003/apr29_03/tb_whites_women.html

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Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer, The Doctors Company:"The Doctors Company continues to see increases in litigation alleging the failure to diagnose cancer at the earliest opportunity. The potential impact of these suits is substantial. Three primary factors contribute to this heightened awareness and increased litigation: Cancer is extraordinarily common in our society. Approximately one in every four Americans will develop cancer, and 60 percent of these cases will prove fatal. Few other diagnoses provoke the visceral emotional response that cancer does. There has been a major public emphasis on the critical importance of early detection."
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Napa, CA 94558-0900
(800) 421-2368
E-mail: info@thedoctors.com
http://www.thedoctors.com/risk/specialty/oncology/J3215.asp

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Medical Malpractice Attorney: Delayed Cancer Diagnosis, Injuryfirms.com:"One of the most common types of medical malpractice cases is misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer. This is particularly true of breast cancer, which, according to various reports, represents the largest segment of medical malpractice lawsuits in the U.S. One reason for this is the fact that breast cancer is so common relative to other forms of cancer. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the U.S. and the leading cause of death for women ages 40 to 55. Despite this, many women who develop breast cancer and could be treated are denied the opportunity when physicians negligently fail to diagnose their condition until it is too late. The result of this negligence is often the loss of treatment options and/or the chance of survival. The following are examples of some of the more common acts of negligence by physicians in failing to timely diagnose and/or treat breast cancer."
(877) LAW-EDGE
http://www.injuryfirms.com/category/47/more

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Misdiagnosis and medical malpractice: Medical Malpractice, Wrongdiagnosis.com:"Misdiagnosis and medical malpractice: Many people assume that medical malpractice is mainly about surgical errors. However, the highest dollar payouts are often related to misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose or delayed diagnosis of a severe medical condition. The top five diseases in terms of dollar payouts include breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, heart attack, and appendicitis. In all these diseases, the typical allegations are misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis by failing to notice the disease or mismanaging the diagnostic testing process. Delayed diagnosis of heart attack or appendicitis can rapidly lead to death, and delay in diagnosing cancer can lead to a much poorer prognosis once the cancer is ultimately discovered."
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical-malpractice/delayed_diagnosis.htm

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Delayed Diagnosis of Primary HIV Infection after Presentation to the Health Care System, Retroconference.org:"We analyzed 28 patients diagnosed with PHI between 1998 and August 2001 who were enrolled in a clinical trial at Duke University, University of North Carolina, or Emory University. Data collected included patient demographics, where patients first presented, how many times they were seen before PHI was diagnosed, who made the diagnosis of PHI, what other diagnoses/treatments were given, and time from initial presentation to PHI diagnosis."
Office of the Retrovirus Conference Secretariat
115 South Saint Asaph Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
telephone: 703-535-6862
fax: 703-535-6899
e-mail: info@retroconference.org
http://www.retroconference.org/2002/Abstract/13732.htm

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