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Hospitals Make Patients Pay for Reimbursement Cuts

Last December, Peter Drier – a 37 year old from New York – went in for surgery to fix the herniated discs in his neck. A bank technology manager, Peter is well versed in rules and regulations and knows that big procedures like a neck surgery require an amplitude of paperwork. So, he happily signed the consent forms. Apart from this, he also looked at his insurance records and made sure all was in order so that when the bills started to come he would be able to take care of everything like clockwork.

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Lessons from Joan Rivers’ Death – Detecting Medical Malpractice

Ever since actor Joan Rivers’ untimely death, rumors are rife about how her doctor went against her wishes to perform a biopsy that might have caused her death. Her daughter has already come out in public and voiced her doubts regarding the doctor’s actions. But it’s not going to be an easy task to prove malpractice especially when Joan herself is not available to tell the world what she had consented to and what had been done to her. So far, we have only been grasping at straws.

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How is cancer diagnosed?

As New York patients may know, cancer may be detected due to a patient’s symptoms or a physical exam. It may also be detected by screening tests done routinely before symptoms are expressed. Either way, cancer must be confirmed using specific tests.

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Hospital rights for patients in New York

On the New York State Department of Health website, there is a section that deals with the rights a person has when he or she is a patient in a hospital in the state. Regulations and laws are in effect to make sure patients are given quality, safe care while hospitalized. Each person is different, and the law is designed to offer protection to all.

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Anesthesia and Medical Malpractice in New York

Anesthesia is an important part of surgery. And like every other surgical procedure, it has its own risks. There are three types of anesthesia: general, regional, and local. Of these, the general anesthesia is the one with the most serious aftereffects. General anesthesia is used in major surgeries where it is required to put the patient ‘under’ i.e. cause them to lose all consciousness and sensation. However, if not administered properly it can lead to many problems such as cardiac arrests and even death.

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Failure to Diagnose in a Medical Malpractice Case

Failure to diagnose a serious condition can be a basis for medical malpractice lawsuit, as the doctor has failed to provide the basic standard of care to the patient. To take an actual example, a person goes to his primary doctor, as he is suffering from significant pain in his left shoulder. The doctor performs a checkup and tells the patient he is fine.

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Importance of Requests to Charge in a Medical Malpractice Case

At the end of a trial, before closing remarks are given, the attorneys will give the judge a list about various areas of laws that the judge should instruct the jury about. This is known as Requests to Charge. The lists of the plaintiff and defense attorneys will obviously be different. Each of the two lawyers will be listing things that the jury should be instructed about, which are going to be favorable to their client in the case.

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Malpractice Hurts. Even the Small Mistakes

When we think of ‘malpractice’ we normally assume that the doctor who has been accused of negligence has done something really awful that could have permanent effects on a patient’s life and cause bodily injuries; perhaps even death.

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