A new study reveals that medical error deaths could count for over 250,000 deaths each year. According to the study, published in the BMJ and authored by a surgeon at Johns Hopkins, this number is far larger than a 1999 study in which the number of medical error deaths was estimated at under 100,000. “Safety […]
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Have you ever wondered about the hospital mortality rates in New Jersey or wanted to research a local hospital in which you might have treatment? There are many ways to measure the quality of a hospital, but one of the most reliable is to look at their safety statistics, including infection and hospital mortality rates. […]
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You signed up for insurance, pay health insurance premiums on time, and believe that you have good emergency care coverage. Unfortunately, that is less often becoming the case. According to a new nationwide poll of over 1,900 emergency physicians, most patients do not understand what their policies cover for emergency care. According to the doctors, health […]
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A little publicized law in New Jersey allows patients facing end of life care decisions to die on their own terms. The law, signed in 2011, created the POLST (Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments) form, which allows patients to spell out what kind treatments they are willing to accept in their final months, weeks or days. The […]
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Texting in crosswalks while walking in New Jersey is about to get much more expensive. Cherry Hill Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt has proposed legislation that would require a $50 fine and the possibility of imprisonment for texting while walking in a crosswalk. The penalties for texting while walking would be similar to jaywalking. The bill is designed […]
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 32,000 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roadways in 2014. In the same year, 2.3 million people were injured in crashes. A large percentage of these crashes were caused by alcohol impairment, speeding, distracted driving, and drowsy drivers. There’s a lot we […]
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It has long been argued that when there are not enough nurses on staff, patient safety suffers. That theory has just been confirmed by a new study published in the British Medical Journal. According to lead researcher Jane Ball of Southampton University, when nurses are responsible for 10 or more patients at once, there is a 20% greater […]
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In the past seven years, healthcare miscommunication has cost over $1.7 billion in additional medical expenses, and over 1,700 lives. According to research from research/analysis firm CRICO Strategies, communication problems were a contributing factor in 7,149 cases (30 percent) of 23,000 medical malpractice claims filed between 2009 and 2013. Obviously, the statistics are only a fraction of […]
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On December 31, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that a chatty juror and a momentary conversation with a medical expert following testimony was not enough for a mistrial, or to disturb the Plaintiff’s $425,000 verdict. Jim Martin of Martin Kane Kuper was Plaintiff’s attorney in this case. “Despite interaction between juror and witness, a new trial […]
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John Harding recently prevailed in a trial before the Honorable Melvin Gelade in Middlesex County. The claim involved an automobile accident in which the plaintiff’s vehicle was struck on the driver’s side. The plaintiff alleged that he sustained a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum of the left shoulder as well as a torn medial […]
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