False positives on X-rays, CT scans or any medical imaging procedure may subject Maryland patients to unnecessary risk or even death, including receiving treatment for non-existent illnesses based on faulty diagnostic work. Research has shown that false positives on...
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Baltimore Medical Malpractice: Diagnostic Errors
The Washington Post recently reported the story of a woman who was suffering from heart failure; but, the doctors missed the real problem – that her heart was not pumping enough blood – and instead diagnosed her lungs as the cause of her medical difficulties because...
Johns Hopkins Health System sued over allegations that it refused to provide medical records
Medical records are an important part of a Baltimore medical malpractice lawsuit. But, what happens when a medical provider doesn’t seem to be cooperating with a request to provide medical documents? The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation recently found itself...
Medstar Health to Pay U.S. $35 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks to a Cardiology Group in Exchange for Refer
MedStar Health, Inc. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges that it paid kickbacks to a cardiology group based in Pikesville, Maryland, in exchange for referrals to its Union Memorial and Franklin Square Hospitals in Baltimore for lucrative cardiovascular...
Medication Error Causes Patient’s Death
A nurse in a Southern state was recently indicted for reckless homicide after she allegedly committed a deadly medication error and inadvertently injected a patient with a deadly dose of a paralyzing drug used to keep patients still during surgery instead of a routine...
Court Throws Out Baltimore Medical Malpractice Claim Because of Statute of Limitations
The statute of limitations is an important consideration in a legal action. It’s the deadline by which a lawsuit or charges have to be filed. Different types of civil cases have different statutes of limitations. In Maryland, the statute of limitations for filing a...
Three Common Types of Medical Malpractice Cases
Medical malpractice is a tragedy. More than 250,000 people die each year because of medical mistakes. This means that medical errors are one of the three leading causes of death in the United States – ranking behind cancer and heart disease. There are three common...
Patients may leave the OR with a surgical souvenir
Although surgical staff must follow special protocol to ensure all equipment is accounted for prior to, during and following a procedure, medical mistakes continue to occur. Updated technology is available to operating rooms across the country. However, many...
Medical misdiagnosis: What you should know
If you are similar to many other Americans who seek medical attention in an emergency room or outpatient clinic setting, you expect to be treated by qualified professionals who will find out what is wrong with you and create some sort of treatment plan. Although this...