A major medical malpractice insurer in Maine says that claims have plummeted more than 50 percent over the last ten years, due to enhanced patient care and better doctor-patient communication. Medical Mutual Insurance Co. insures most of the state’s hospitals and more than 3,000 doctors.... Read More

The results of a new study from the FDA are likely to alarm patients who have considered undergoing LASIK surgery to correct refractive errors and improve their vision. The results indicate that nearly half of all LASIK patients experience eye surgery complications. The study was... Read More

According to Reuters, children medication errors are so common that they occurred about once every eight minutes from 2002 to 2012. The report, from the journal Pediatrics, was based on a study that examined calls to poison control hotlines. Unlike most earlier studies, the focus... Read More

A new medical malpractice report from the Rand Corporation suggests costs of “defensive medicine” may not be as high as many thought. The study found that when laws are rewritten to favor physicians in malpractice lawsuits, the change does not impact the cost of care... Read More

Nadege Neim won a $1.4 million verdict last year, after a jury determined she was the victim of hospital medical errors. Her obstetrician removed a healthy ovary and fallopian tube from the right side of her body after she went into the hospital to have... Read More

The South Carolina Supreme Court recently issued a decision that clarifies state law with regard to statutes of limitations in medical malpractice cases. Patients who have sustained injuries as an alleged result of hospital malpractice must adhere to filing deadlines for lawsuits. These deadlines are... Read More

Hundreds of nursing care facilities in the U.S. failed to meet the deadline for installing adequate sprinkler systems last year, according to a report from the federal agency in charge of nursing home safety. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established the August... Read More

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that a major skilled nursing facility operator has entered into an unprecedented nursing home settlement. Extendicare Health Services Inc. and subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation have agreed to pay $38 million to settle claims of Medicare and Medicaid fraud... Read More