More Insult to Injury for the Victims of the Meningitis Outbreak
Have you or a loved one been affected by the recent meningitis outbreak? If so, and you live in the state of Pennsylvania we urge
Fighting a Double Standard for Access to Electronic Medical Records
In Pennsylvania, health care providers typically charge $1.39 per page for paper copies of the first 20 pages of a medical record, $1.03 for pages
PA Act 17 May Hurt Businesses
When Gov. Tom Corbett, Republican, signed Act 17 last year, he thought it would help businesses by making it harder for plaintiffs to sue multiple
NEJM Makes No Sense Of New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
In the December 8th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine in the Perspective section, there appears an article, “Making Sense of the New
Pa. Patient Safety Authority Claims They Can’t Enforce Reporting Requirements
In 2003 Pennsylvania legislatively passed what was then called “Tort Reform” again attempting to limit the rights of victims of medical malpractice. Â Part of the
Jerry Meyers Named In “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” In Pennsylvania
Jerry I. Meyers of Pittsburgh, PA has been honored with a recognition by www.theatla.com in its selection of “Top 100 Trial Lawyers: Pennsylvania.” Pittsburgh, PA
Kyle’s Campaign for Justice Lost
Never have such important rights been lost so quietly. Â The Pa. legislature abolished Joint and Several liability here by virtually eliminating a victim of negligence
Kyle Hoff’s Campaign for Justice
The proponents of the bill which Kyle opposes in the video below call it the “Fair Share Bill” – but Kyle was completely innocent in
Disclosing Medical Error – The Right Thing To Do
To The EditorRegarding: The Value of Disclosing Medical Error I write this in response to an article* posted by ALICIA GALLEGOS, of American Medical News,
Tort Reform – The Fox In The Hen House
The word “tort” means wrong. One would think that tort reform would represent an effort to reduce wrongs. In fact, tort reform, represents a collective
Delay in Herpes Diagnosis Leads to Disaster in a Newborn Infant
A tragic case where reliance on dysfunctional Electronic Health Records (EHR) contributed to a delayed diagnosis of herpes meningitis in a newborn. Despite worsening symptoms, automated “default entries” in the digital record repeatedly listed the infant’s condition as normal, leading to irreversible brain damage and blindness. We examine how the “copy-paste” nature of modern medical charting can discourage thorough physical examinations and facilitate catastrophic medical errors in neonatal intensive care units.
Doctors Confess Their Fatal Mistakes
Joe Kita writes at readersdigest.com a remarkable set of interviews of physicians and nurses confessing medical mistakes for the record which either could have or