In a most significant happening recently, Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky accepted a comprehensive report from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (“CHFS”) on nursing home investigation processes for reporting incidents of neglect or abuse. The Governor directed that the Secretary’s recommendations be immediately…
Surgery is a complicated, delicate process that can involve numerous members of the hospital staff from various disciplines. A patient should go into a surgical procedure confident that the doctors and nurses attending to them have a clear idea of what is to be done…
Well over a million Americans are injured each year by drug errors. A medication error is defined by the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention as “any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while…
A serious trucking accident can lead to almost every injury imaginable, including traumatic brain injury. In a semi accident that involves child passengers, the young victims often suffer life changing head injuries, although the symptoms may take years to develop. If you or your child…
What if you discovered that pharmaceutical companies are keeping tabs on the drugs that your doctor is prescribing you? Pharmaceutical companies have been watching the prescribing habits of thousands of physicians and are using this information for sales and marketing purposes. As you can imagine,…
Many women have been able to overcome breast cancer, especially when the illness was detected early. Various tests are used for breast cancer detection, including mammograms. Unfortunately, mammograms are sometimes misread or misinterpreted, which can lead to fatal consequences for the patient. If you or…