Medical Malpractice

• Illinois Safer for Patient Victims, Malpractice Caps Overturned

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 09, 2010 12:46 PM | 2 CommentsChicago, IL

  Late last week, the Illinois Supreme Court announced its much anticipated opinion in the Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital case. The Lebron case involved a young child who was injured as a result...

• What Really Drives Medical Malpractice Premiums

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 06, 2007 8:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  In Illinois and across the country, doctors are repeatedly blaming lawsuits as the cause for rising medical malpractice premiums. Many doctors use this as a reason to push for tort reform and caps on awards, but these doctors may be putting the blame in the wrong place.The truth is that in the last several years medical malpractice payments have declined. The cause of these payments is a small...

• MRSA Infections Increase, Hospitals Not Doing Enough

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 26, 2007 9:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  One of the top infections patients in hospitals die from each year is MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Stayphylococcus Aureus). Even though the infection is becoming more deadly because the bacteria is becoming more resistant to antibiotics, hospitals are not doing enough to combat the infection.MRSA has become resistant to antibiotics because of the overuse of antibiotic medications. The bacteria...

• Private Rooms Cut Patient Infections, Study Shows

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 24, 2011 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A new study, “Infection Acquisition Following Intensive Care Unit Room Privatization,” is helping shed light on how dangerous and sometimes fatal hospital infections can be prevented....

• Real Pilot, Phony Doctor Fools Medical Community

  Jamie G. Goldstein | December 27, 2010 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In an incident reminiscent of the Hollywood movie Catch Me if You Can about real-life con artist Frank Abagnale Jr., a commercial airline pilot posed as a cardiologist for almost two decades....

• Half of All Deaths in Hospital Could Have Been Handled Differently

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 08, 2010 11:23 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A Canadian study from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority examined the records of hospital patients in the city in an attempt to see how hospital acquired infections could be reduced and patient...

• Should Increased Rates of Surgical Error Mean Less Accountability for Doctors?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 04, 2010 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  For every invasive surgical procedure, doctors are meant to abide by certain protocols. Research indicates, however, that surgical rates of error remain consistent despite numerous calls for...

• Chicago Doctors Raise Awareness About Medical Errors

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 20, 2010 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Last week I posted about how the medical community needs to acknowledge and take responsibility for the alarming rates of medical errors that still occur every day in the interest of openness and...

• Holding Doctors Accountable: No More Turning a Blind-Eye to Preventable Medical Mistakes

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 12, 2010 3:21 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Despite constant advances in medical technology, anywhere from 40,000 to 100,000 people die every year from medical error, and many experts believe the actual number could be even higher. Making...

• Hospital “Superbugs” Put Some Patients in Peril

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 05, 2010 7:52 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In today’s world, few Americans have reason to lose sleep over the possibility of a bacterial infection. Once a leading cause of death, bacterial infections are now usually easily cleared up...