Utah Justice Blog- Providing Commentary on Personal Injury Law
Published by The Faerber Law Firm, P.C.
Published by The Faerber Law Firm, P.C.
Utah Injury Law
The Government Won’t Pay for Some Medical Errors
New changes allow Medicare to withhold payment to hospitals for preventable complications. << MORE >>
Avoiding Traumatic Brain Injury
These 10 tips may help you or your children avoid a traumatic brain injury: << MORE >>
Michael Moore's latest movie, "Sicko" highlights America's Healthcare Problems
Moore's latest documentary movie, "Sicko" opened last friday. I haven't seen it yet, but it should be entertaining. While Moore's tactics and style may be controversial, the movie promises, at the very least, to continue the national discussion of healthcare. One such issue the movie highlights is the World Healthcare Organization's ("WHO") 2000 survey which ranks countries from best to worst in terms of healthcare. The U.S. ranks only 37th, two slots ahead of Cuba, and lower than Morocco, Oman, and many others. WHO's criteria for the rankings were: 1) Good health: "making the health status ...<< MORE >>
Medical Malpractice and Other Injuries in Perspective
The District Courts of Utah have come out with their FY2006 Caseload Statistics. www.utcourts.gov/stats/2006/district/fy2006_9.htm There were 64,074 civil case filings in 2006. Of those filings, 2,493 were classified as Tort filings (mostly personal injury). There were 230 malpractice cases filed during 2006 in Utah. That's right, 230. Ask any nurse or other health care professional how many instances of negligence they believe occurred in health care in Utah last year. If they are honest and informed, it will be far more than 230. Most studies of medical error point to huge numbers and ...<< MORE >>
How "Systems" Cause Medical Errors
In some ways, the medical system sets itself up for failure. The caring professionals involved, doctors and nurses, are sometimes placed in a terrible situation where mistakes are inevitable. For example, in a case I am currently litigating, the patient was seen at different clinics within the same practice group. Each different physician that she saw often had no access to her medical records. They had to start all over. They didn't know what tests had been ordered or performed, the results of them, or any other critical information. Is it any wonder errors ...<< MORE >>
Top Ten Quality Indicators of An Effective Patient-Centered Physician
In an increasingly complicated and, sometimes, chaotic healthcare setting, it is important for patients to actively participate in their own care and the care of loved ones. There are numerous traits viewed as important to experiencing a high quality of care. Highlighted below are some of the core indicators to determine if your health care provider is an effective practitioner of quality care.Does your physician exhibit these behaviors? 1. Listens to all symptoms before making a diagnosis. 2. Is knowledgeable about the patient's condition; past and current ...<< MORE >>
$20 Million Verdict Entered Against Allstate Insurance for Bad Faith
An Indiana jury determined Allstate Insurance Company committed bad faith in failing to pay a man for losses due to injuries and damage to his car following a car crash and awarded the man $20 Million. The jury decided Ted Fields was in bad hands after applying for property damage and medical benefits under his Allstate policy following a car crash. Fields, age 50, who is now a retired steelworker on disability, suffered spinal injuries in a 1995 car collision. The company that insured the driver who caused the accident was insolvent, so Fields' own insurance, from Allstate, was supposed ...<< MORE >>
Auto Accident? State Farm is not a "Good Neighbor"
State Farm repeatedly and deliberately deceived and cheated its customers . . . << MORE >>
How Many Die Each Year Due to Preventable Medical Mistakes?
A frighteningly high number of people die each year due to preventable medical errors. ...<< MORE >>
Common Injuries Due to Hospital/ Physician Negligence
In medical malpractice claims, there are some common injuries that occurr over and over again. Of course, these types of injuries are not always the result of medical malpractice, but, too often, they are. These are some of the most common injuries associated with hospital or physician malpractice: - Decubitus ulcers- Failure to rescue- Foreign body left in during a procedure- latrogenic pneumothroax- Infections due to medical care-Post-operative hip fractures-Post-operative hemorrhage or hematoma-Medication errors-Post-operative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis-Post-operative sepsis-Post-operative wound dehiscenceThere are inherent risks with every procedure, and sometimes things go wrong even when the ...<< MORE >>