Valleywide Legal Blog

Bean Counting Hospital Administrators Are Hurting Patients.

It is a well-recognized fact that medical malpractice injures many patients.  When that happens, patients have legal remedies.  What is less well-recognized is the damage done to patients by hospital administrators chasing the almighty dollar.  Unfortunately, for patients injured by … Read More

Posted in Fee for Service, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, Medical Costs, Medicare |

Putting You Second.

Let’s get this out of the way first.  Most doctors are good, caring people who place the interests of their patients first.  You want your doctor to be that person.  In my practice, however, I see many patients who had … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Fraud, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, Medical Costs, Medical Malpractice, Medicare |

Medical Malpractice Hit Parade

Today I am writing about an old malpractice case but one which epitomizes problems that I have often blogged about and which persist today.  In 2003 a spine surgeon on the Big Island of Hawaii operated on a 73 year … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Case Value, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice lawsuits, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, never events, Orthopedics, Secrecy, Surgical Errors, Valuing Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases, Verdicts |

Medical Secrecy Harms Patients – Part Two

I have written in the past about the harm caused by the medical profession keeping secret the identities of incompetent physicians and allowing them to continue to malpractice on patients.  While this is a significant problem, there are many other … Read More

Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Infection, Lawsuits, Medical Costs, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice claims, medical mistakes, Medicare, Secrecy, Surgical Errors |

More Secrecy for Misbehaving Doctors

Here we go again.  In a story which has appeared in a number of outlets, it is reported that a surgeon with the respected Cleveland Clinic was allowed to remain on staff and continue to treat patients after two patients … Read More

Posted in Arizona Medical Board, disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Secrecy |

End The Drug Price Disgrace

Happy New Year.  As I have mentioned before, my grandson was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was only 3.  He is now 7 and doing well.  I am hoping that the new year brings more advances in the … Read More

Posted in drug companies, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Medical Costs, Medicare, science news, Type 1 Diabetes |

What is Holding Up Virtual Medicine?

Last month I wrote about what many health care professionals believe to be the biggest problem in medicine: lack of patient compliance.  This has been offered as the reason the many new technical advances in medicine are failing to produce … Read More

Posted in Defensive Medicine, Doctors, General Health, health, Health Care Costs, Lawsuits, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice claims, medical malpractice lawsuits, Medical Negligence, medical research, Misdiagnosis, science news, tort reform |