Medical Malpractice

• Two Preemie's Die After Receiving Adult Doses of Blood Thinner

  Beth Janicek | September 20, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Human error is to blame for the death of two preemies who received adult doses of blood thinner. Two babies born at 25 and 26 week's gestation died Saturday night. Four other infants in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Methodist Hospital also received the doses of Heparin. Three were in serious condition and one may require surgery. The overdose could cause severe internal bleeding....

• ER Death Ruled Homicide in Heart Attack Victim

  Beth Janicek | September 18, 2006 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A heart attack victim spent nearly two hours in a hospital waiting room and died. A coroner's jury has declared the death a homicide and her death was, "a result of gross deviations from the standard of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in this situation." Beatrice Vance, 49, waited almost two hours for a doctor to see her after complaining of classic heart attack symptoms. ...

• Doctor's In Training Responsible for Serious Medical Errors

  Beth Janicek | September 14, 2006 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Sleepy interns working long shifts are responsible for one-third more serious mistakes than when working "short" 16 hour shifts. Their mistakes included prescribing overdoses to sticking a tube in the wrong vein. Interns were wired up with electrodes and ended up nodding off more than five times during long shifts."There are currently more than 100,000 physicians-in-training in the United...

• Most Disciplinary Actions Against Texas Doctors in History

  Beth Janicek | September 01, 2006 11:56 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  A news release on August 31, 2006 states:"Since its last Board meeting in June, the Texas Medical Board has taken disciplinary action against 99 licensed physicians. The largest number of actions taken at any single time in the board's history."The following doctors in San Antonio were disciplined for the following reasons:German Benavides, M.D. was disciplined for a quality of care violation....

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Decrease

  Beth Janicek | August 24, 2006 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The law limiting the damages recoverable in a medical malpractice cases has had the intended effect of limiting the number of medical malpractice cases filed in Texas. However, many Texans mistakely believed that the caps on damages would only limit frivolous lawsuits. The caps have no effect on limiting frivolous lawsuits. Instead, the caps on damages hurt legitimate lawsuits. It simply is...

• Medical Malpractice Premiums and Jury Verdicts

  Staff Writer | August 17, 2006 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  It's always nice to see someone outside the legal world agreeing with the fact that the insurance companies are a little less than truthful when they claim that rising premiums are a result of "frivolous" lawsuits. David at The Supreme Irony of Life points out that numerous tests show jury awards have not risen significantly and are not driving up malpractice premiums.Insurance companies are...