The new feature has two goals – to allow readers (patients, surviving family members and clinicians) to share stories with the newspaper that might lead to safer and more effective medicine. USA TODAY may use information about real medical cases in news stories about health...
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DON’T TAKE THE TOWELS HOME…
Bonnie Valle had surgery for emphysema at the Cleveland Clinic in 1995. Her daughter, Jeanne Clark, claimed that her mother always felt that something was left in her left side during the procedure, that she felt something “move” and complained about the discomfort. Sadly, Mrs....
VERY, VERY DREADFULLY NERVOUS
Judge Robert E. Beach Jr. granted summary judgment to CryoLife Inc., a processor of human tissue, holding that tissue for transplantation falls within the state’s blood-shield statute and is therefore not a product under Connecticut’s product liability law. Miller v. Hartford Hospital, No. CV04 4003261 S (Sept....
Repeated Defeats for Assualt on Victims’ Rights
For the seventh time since 2002, and the fourth time in the past three years that Republicans had tried, and failed, to bring medical malpractice legislation to a vote in the Senate. The Senate on Monday rejected legislation that would have capped awards for pain...
So what does HIPPA mean for you?
HIPAA is a set of rules to be followed by doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. HIPAA took effect on April 14, 2003. HIPAA helps ensure that all medical records, medical billing, and patient accounts meet certain consistent standards with regard to documentation, handling...