Month: October 2014
When little ones suffer head injuries, it can be a traumatic event for both children and parents. Frantic parents want their children to see a doctor right away, and physicians (who largely practice defensive medicine) may seek CT scans to eliminate the possibility of any severe injuries. However, a recent study published in Pediatrics magazine…Read More
The North Carolina Legislature is considering proposed medical malpractice legislation that would limit damages for non-economic damages. The state has already enacted a law that caps monetary damages in negligence cases to $1 million where the parties agree to go to binding arbitration, but Bloomberg reports that few have actually exercised this option. Proposed Malpractice…Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently convened its first-ever conference to consider the questions of how, when, and whether to limit the driving of older Americans. The NTSB doesn’t aim to revoke or restrict licenses – these decisions fall to the state, rather than the federal, government. The board is, however, interested in establishing…Read More
At a time when the birth rate is climbing, Millennial teens taking to the road, and new-car sales are recovering, this statistic may surprise you: between 2008 and 2009, transportation fatalities in the U.S. actually decreased by 9.2 percent. These were preliminary figures released a few weeks ago by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)…Read More
A recent study issued by the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revealed a startling statistic: One of every seven hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries is harmed because of problems with the medical care she or he receives. The study, Adverse Events in Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries, reported that fully…Read More