Woman sues after weight loss surgery leaves her a double amputee

Allegations of improper care following gastric bypass surgery are at the root of a patient’s lawsuit. Read more

Circumcision turns into amputation: What went wrong?

A patient who went into the OR for an adult circumcision and came out with a penis amputation has lost his suit against the doctor who performed the surgery. Read more

Report: Docs should count on being sued at some point

It’s a virtual guarantee that physicians in the U.S. will be sued for malpractice at some point in their careers. How often they lose is a different matter. Read more

Dead patient’s family sued for $9.2M hospital stay

A woman’s estate has been sued for a likely record-setting $9.2 million to cover her treatment. Problem is, she left no money. Read more

Doc’s mistake explodes patient’s eye

We can all agree: Routine cataract surgery shouldn’t begin with an eye being burst from within. The cost in this case: $925k and a patient’s vision.  Read more

School’s medical center sued over student death, amputation

Ohio University is fighting off two lawsuits alleging students received seriously negligent care at the school’s health center. Read more

Study: Mediation can reduce malpractice costs, speed resolution

Here’s more proof that mediation can make malpractice cases get resolved faster, and cost health care providers less to defend against. Read more

Balance billing triggers lawsuit; class-action status sought

Washington University is being sued by a patient over accusations it routinely and illegally over-billed for services. Read more

Posting placenta photos on Facebook? Really?

A nursing student was expelled for posting photos posing with a patient’s placenta on Facebook. Now she’s suing — and the case could have repercussions for hospitals’ employee policies.  Read more

Top 10 health care stories of ’10

Here are the top 10 most read and discussed stories on HealthExecNews.com for 2010. Read more

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