Medical Negligence Myth 3: Doctors are Fleeing
December 21, 2009
The number of physicians per 100,000 population is significantly higher in states WITHOUT caps than in states that cap damages (319 versus 283)
Medical Negligence Myth 2: Malpractice Claims Drive Up Health Care Costs
December 14, 2009
The total amount of money spent defending medical negligence claims and paying out settlements and jury verdicts accounts for just 0.3 percent of the $2.2 trillion spent on health care in 2007.
Medical Negligence Myth 1: There are Too Many "Frivolous" Malpractice Lawsuits
December 07, 2009
Harvard researchers found that 97 percent of closed medical malpractice claims are meritorious and that 80 percent involved death or serious injury.
How to Avoid Being the Victim of Medical Mistakes
November 12, 2009
The Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals, reports that wrong-site, wrong-side and wrong-patient procedures occur more than 40 times each week in the United States. That's more than five wrong surgeries per day. There are things you can do to try to avoid becoming the victim of a medical mistake.
98,000 Patients are Killed Every Year by Medical Errors
October 30, 2009
Medical errors are the sixth leading cause of death in America. Trial lawyers see first-hand the devastating effects medical errors have on patients and their families. We need to reduce the number of medical errors which would make patients safer, lowering health care costs for everyone.
