American Medical Compliance

MARCH 24, 2025

Informed Consent Before giving any medication, patients have the legal right to understand what theyre receiving. However, they are still legally responsible and must: Ensure the person is qualified Confirm the task is appropriate Provide oversight and support Poor delegation can result in malpractice claims.

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NY Health Law

APRIL 15, 2021

diminished quality of care, increased opportunity to violate scope of practice or informed consent laws, etc.) Similarly, the impact of the use of telehealth on professional malpractice and misconduct will need to be monitored on an ongoing basis. seem not to have been a major concern.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 11, 2024

billion in malpractice costs and almost 2,000 preventable deaths. Food and Drug Administration Patient Rights Violations Incidents involving breaches of patient confidentiality, informed consent issues, or disregard for patient autonomy and dignity. Communication failures resulted in $1.7 There were 45.9 million in 2021 and 51.9

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AIHC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Contact your risk attorney through your malpractice insurance company for guidance which is obtained through no additional cost (part of the service you get when paying the insurance premium). Know the plans your organization is in-network with – create a “grid” or listing for reference and keep it updated. Identify eligible cases.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Conceptualizing the professions as knowledge communities informs how they are regulated: licensing requirements, unauthorized practice laws, professional malpractice liability, informed consent, fiduciary duties, and the scope of protection for professional advice disseminated between professional and client or patient within the relationship.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

over Claims Practices Where things stand in Central California 1 month after a community hospital’s closure California hospital names Kelly Linden CEO Upcoming California health bills to watch, including a conversation with Rep.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth researchers brace for Trumps NIH funding cuts New Hampshire emergency departments near full capacity as flu cases surge Lawmakers introduce Momnibus 2.0

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Med League

JANUARY 28, 2025

Whether you are pursuing a personal injury claim, medical malpractice lawsuit, or worker’s compensation case, the way medical records are organized can significantly impact the outcome of your lawsuit. Key Aspects of Medical Record Organization Medical records are a cornerstone of any healthcare-related legal case.

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Med League

JANUARY 17, 2024

Heart transplant expert witnesses are typically sought after in medical malpractice cases involving heart transplant procedures. In addition to malpractice cases, heart transplant expert witnesses may also be called upon in cases related to organ procurement and allocation, informed consent, and regulatory compliance.

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Med League

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Medical malpractice claims in healthcare communication breakdowns are common and can result in serious harm to patients. Communication is a critical component of healthcare, as it involves conveying information accurately and effectively among healthcare providers, patients, and their families.

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Med League

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Medical malpractice claims due to communication breakdowns in Healthcare System are common and can result in serious harm to patients. Communication is a critical component of healthcare, as it involves conveying information accurately and effectively among healthcare providers, patients, and their families.

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Drug & Device Law

JUNE 14, 2023

Francisco is an unpublished, nonprecedential opinion about a medical malpractice, not product liability, case. It is pretty clear that Francisco is a medical malpractice action, right? If a doctor’s treatment of a patient is negligent, that usually spells medical malpractice. There is no carve-out for informed consent.

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Drug & Device Law

MAY 25, 2023

There was an insufficient time to discuss the Torts: Medical Malpractice draft. Actions Taken Membership voted to approve §§48D-48F (Sepulcher) of the draft. Membership discussed but did not vote on the topic of medical monitoring. Footnote and lengthy list of names omitted).

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Drug & Device Law

APRIL 21, 2023

The patient sadly passed away after having 23 teeth removed and replaced (for those keeping score, that is more than two-thirds of a normal human complement of teeth), and his family sued for medical malpractice and product liability. So maybe the manufacturer’s duty to warn and the physician’s duty to obtain informed consent merge.

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Drug & Device Law

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today’s post is actually about a medical malpractice case. Within days, the hospital convened a “power morcellation group” tasked with drafting an informed consent form that would reflect the FDA’s concerns. In Rivera v. Valley Hospital, Inc. 2022 WL 3650726 (NJ Aug.

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Drug & Device Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Apparently, a fraudulent foreign-trained “doctor” treated the plaintiffs, none of whom claimed malpractice or any physical injury whatsoever. Anyway, this fraudulent “doctor” allegedly “touched them without informed consent” and caused them “emotional distress. 23 in its current form.

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Drug & Device Law

JUNE 7, 2022

Doctors are charged with discussing the risks and benefits of treatment and obtaining informed consent from their patients. The proper cause of action in that case is not against the drug manufacturer but against the doctor for malpractice.

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Drug & Device Law

JUNE 6, 2022

They’re experienced at what they do and aren’t intimidated by plaintiffs’ counsel and their threats of malpractice claims if they don’t testify the way plaintiffs want them to. procedure that existed at the time of [plaintiff’s] injury”; malpractice was “intervening cause”) (applying Kansas law); Eck v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ,

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 28, 2022

Second, the case also involved a lawsuit against the plaintiff’s regular gynecologist, who recommended a sling procedure during an office visit and referred the plaintiff to the implanting physician, for failing to obtain proper informed consent for the defendant’s implant. That’s right. Can she do that? Now go call your mother.

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Med League

JANUARY 25, 2022

A well-qualified Operating Room Nurse Expert witness was retained on a case where the operating room staff failed to advocate for the patient’s right to provide informed consent and failed to accurately document implement counting procedures for all surgical items that potentially can be retained.

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