As elderly people find it becomes a struggle to take care of their own day-to-day needs, many find they need the extra help that comes with an assisted living apartment or a nursing home. Some are also able to rely on family members as their needs increase. Unfortunately, nursing homes and family caretakers sometimes take [...]
A recent article in the AARP Bulletin, summarized what many of us have known for a long time. Hospitals are not safe, especially when you are sick! While we know about the world class care that certain hospitals advertise you will receive, what we don't hear about enough is how the healthcare system is broken. As [...]
A recent study showed that pediatricians and family practice doctors are frequently failing to advise their pediatric patients to obtain important vaccinations against a number of preventable diseases. Sadly, the study shows that the young patients and their parents would readily agree to the vaccine, if only they are told. You can read more here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22265117?dopt=Abstract. An important [...]
Several years ago, the Office of Management and Budget published data showing that the costs associated with medical negligence litigation are shrinking, not growing, and constitute a negligible portion of the total healthcare budget. Nonetheless, insurers, whose out-of-control profit margins are the main contributor to runaway healthcare costs, continue to beat this drum. It may [...]
There is an epidemic of medical malpractice, not medical malpractice lawsuits. As an attorney that fights for the rights of patients injured due to medical errors, I know that lawsuits improve patient safety. Hospitals and other healthcare organizations have implemented policies to prevent future errors, based upon the results of lawsuits. Lawsuits identify dangerous conditions [...]
Birth injuries can result in life-long disabilities to your newborn child. We understand how difficult it can be to get honest answers and even more difficult to make sure that your child is properly taken care of when a tragedy of this magnitude happens. If your baby experienced complications at the time of delivery, you should consult [...]
The Cleveland Medical Malpractice Attorneys at Mishkind Kulwicki Law are frequently asked, "do I have a case"? Whenever a bad outcome occurs or someone has acted in a negligent manner, we are asked whether the victim of the bad outcome or the negligent care has a case. In order to determine if you have a case, it [...]
Patient safety involves asking questions. It is important that you have a clear understanding of your medical condition and what you need to do to treat the condition. The National Patient Safety Foundation has prepared a video that encourages you to ask questions early and often. At Mishkind Kulwicki Law, we know that medical mistakes [...]
Trucking accidents frequently occur as a result of driver fatigue. Federal regulations, applicable to trucks operating in Ohio, require trucking firms to restrict drivers' hours and to keep a log of those hours. You can view these regulations here: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/truck-driver.htm. In addition, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles maintains requirements for holders of a commercial drivers' license (CDL): http://bmv.ohio.gov/faq_cdl.stm. Unfortunately, driver fatigue [...]
In an earlier Mishkind Kulwicki Law blog post, I spoke about new guidelines for the prevention of pulmonary embolism published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). Here are new, more detailed guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). The ACCP includes those physicians, pulmonologists and critical care specialists, who specializes in caring [...]
