Woman sues after weight loss surgery leaves her a double amputee
Filed under: Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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Here are the top 10 most read and discussed stories on HealthExecNews.com for 2010. Read more
