For many New Jersey residents, being sick and in the hospital presents its own type of stress. Surgery, medications, x-rays and examinations can add to a patient's anxiety. One way to help ease that anxiety is to take clear steps that ensure a patient receives the correct treatment.
Recently, a method was introduced...
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Month: June 2012
You Can Help Prevent Medical Mistakes
With ever increasing medical costs, many patients are reluctant to seek a second opinion when faced with a medical diagnosis. Yet, this reluctance may not be in the patients' best interest and could even encourage medical malpractice.
A recent report from Health Affairs shows that doctors are not always honest with their...
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Surgical fires: When surgical errors cause serious burns
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a webinar focused on a surprisingly persistent issue: surgical fires. While fires during surgery may seem like an abnormal occurrence, somewhere between 550 and 650 of these fires occur every year.
Surgical fires are often caused by the high concentrations of oxygen present...
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NJ Board of Medical Examiners receives low scores in reducing Med Malpractice
The state of New Jersey's Board of Medical Examiners was recently ranked as one of the least aggressive in the country when it comes to disciplining doctors for misconduct. According to Public Citizen, a Washington-based group, New Jersey ranked 43rd out of 50 states for uncovering and disciplining doctors.
Statistics show that New Jersey...
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Bruce Nagel and Barry Packin settled wrongful death action for $1.5 million
June 1, 2012 - John Fahey, age 42, had been a patient of Sparta Medical Associates for several years when he was seen and examined by a Nurse Practioner in 2007 complaining for the first time of headaches that had started six days prior his appointment. He had also reported having a fever, chills,...
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