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March 2012

Medical Negligence Not to Blame for Healthcare Crisis

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:24+00:00March 9th, 2012|Patient Safety|

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 [...]

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Why We Need Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

By David Kulwicki|2015-12-16T16:08:37+00:00March 8th, 2012|FAQS|

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 [...]

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February 2012

Inadequate Nursing Staffing Leads to Errors

By David Kulwicki|2023-10-21T23:51:29+00:00February 17th, 2012|Hospital Negligence|

We have long known that inadequate nursing staffing leads to nursing negligence.  The bottom line is that when hospitals cut nursing staffing to save a buck, patient safety suffers.  In such a setting, errors, from inadequate monitoring to medication errors, propagate.  However, the powerful hospital lobby has successfully prevented legislation that sets safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in [...]

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Doctors Sometimes Hide the Truth

By David Kulwicki|2015-12-22T18:58:56+00:00February 13th, 2012|Medical Malpractice|

When it comes to medical errors, doctors are not likely to tell their patients the truth.  Typically, a physician will keep his/her patient in the dark by using euphemistic medical-speak to explain an error, such as referring to an avoidable surgical injury as an "unanticipated complication of the procedure."  But a recent study in the Journal of Health Affairs [...]

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January 2012

Researching Dangerous Drugs

By David Kulwicki|2022-02-17T23:33:35+00:00January 30th, 2012|Medication Error|

Dangerous drug reactions can lead to significant injury, disability and death. When prescription as well as over-the-counter (OTC) medications are not prescribed properly or are taken improperly, serious injuries can occur. When drugs that are prescribed to treat a medical condition cause further harm, the outcome may be due to negligence on the part of [...]

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December 2011

Medical Errors

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:28+00:00December 17th, 2011|Medical Malpractice|

Medical errors and hospital-acquired infections kill or injure over 1 million patients each year. Don't be a victim. If you watch one video this holiday season, please make it this one.   If you care about patient safety and awareness, watch this video. Please share this video with anyone that questions the importance of improving patient [...]

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November 2011

Infections in Hospitals

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:29+00:00November 21st, 2011|Hospital Negligence|

Are hospital-acquired infections a major health concern? Answer YES!! Is there enough being done to protect you from infection? Answer NO!! Why are so many adverse events like hospital-acquired infections not being prevented. You go into the hospital for one thing and assume you will be kept safe from harmful bacteria, yet so often infections [...]

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October 2011

Tort Reform – Limiting a Patient’s Rights – is Unsafe & Unnecessary

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:30+00:00October 13th, 2011|Patient Safety|

Tort Reform Legislation is unsafe, unfair and unnecessary. Limits on what can be awarded for non-economic damages have resulted in insurance companies profiting at the expense of injured patients. Doctors have also been misled by insurance companies to believe that medical malpractice attorneys are to blame for their skyrocketing insurance premiums. Not true! Tort reform [...]

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September 2011

Medical Malpractice – Don’t Assume it’s a Heart Attack!

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:30+00:00September 5th, 2011|Medical Malpractice|

Medical malpractice claims due to negligence in treating a possible heart attack are the subject of significant litigation. Degree of chest pain is not always a good indicator of whether a patient seen in the emergency department of a hospital has experienced a myocardial infarction - a heart attack, or how much damage to the [...]

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August 2011

Frequently Asked Questions: What is Medical Malpractice?

By David Kulwicki|2019-03-18T22:03:30+00:00August 27th, 2011|Medical Malpractice|

What is medical malpractice? This term is frequently misunderstood and misapplied. I have had juries tell me that malpractice = intent. The doctor must have intended to cause harm to be found "guilty of malpractice."  NOT TRUE! Medical malpractice = medical negligence. When a healthcare provider fails to meet accepted standards and makes a medical [...]

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