When New Jersey patients undergoing medical treatment are injured due to medical negligence, they may be able to file a medical malpractice lawsuit to recover damages. Many people think that medical malpractice lawsuits involve only doctors; in fact, medical malpractice can apply to all health care providers.
New Jersey medical malpractice claims apply to...
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Category: Medical Malpractice
New Jersey Hospitals Improve Safety Score But Medical Errors Remain
Last year, New Jersey hospitals committed fewer medical mistakes than the national average. While the report on patient safety is positive, the fact that patient safety errors were committed means that hospitals in New Jersey still need to continue to improve policies and procedures.
The report that looked at patient safety in...
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Doctors dispensing medicine: Potential for medication errors?
Having to go from the doctor to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription seems like an extra, unnecessary step to many patients. Now, that extra step is no longer necessary for some.
Doctors are increasingly dispensing medications in their offices. This is a financially-beneficial arrangement for doctors since they can make money from...
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Peer review: Increasing patient safety, holding doctors accountable
There is a constant struggle between patient safety and doctor autonomy. Many people argue that there are too many frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, causing doctors to pay too much in insurance and to face undeserved scrutiny. These arguments are the reason there are medical malpractice caps. They are also the reason some of the...
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$1,578,000 Settlement in Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Case
January 16, 2012 - The estate of a 40 year old woman who was prescribed significant quantities of methadone by several physicians including her ear, nose and throat specialist and eventually overdosed settled claims against the ear, nose and throat doctor for $1,050,000. Claims against other defendants were earlier settled for $528,000. Patti Hargadon...
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$1.175 million partial settlement in medical malpractice case against a neurological surgeon
December 13, 2011 - Partners Barry Packin and Bruce Nagel secured a partial settlement of $1,175,000 in a medical malpractice case against a neurological surgeon. The plaintiff had a history of hydrocephalus (fluid accumulating in the brain). She had a shunt placed in her brain by her neurological surgeon to drain the fluid and...
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