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Nurse Practitioners Doing Mohs Surgery in Violation of Medicare
Go to Nurse Practitioners Doing Mohs Surgery in Violation of MedicareMedicare fraud is a widespread problem and some of it may even involve patients with skin cancer, as some patients who underwent Mohs surgery were operated on by nurse practitioners in violation of Medicare and insurance guidelines. If your Mohs surgery was done by a nurse practitioner, give a call to schedule a free consultation.…
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Universal Life Insurance Policies Under Fire
Go to Universal Life Insurance Policies Under FireOf all the insurance policies people are advised to have, life insurance is one of the most important. Because it protects a person’s dependents financially after that person dies, it is strongly advised that everyone with a family have some sort of life insurance policy. Unfortunately, according to multiple consumer advocates, universal life insurance policies…
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Failure to Investigate Patient Abuse in a Timely Manner Hampers Care in Tennessee
Go to Failure to Investigate Patient Abuse in a Timely Manner Hampers Care in TennesseeA shocking, disheartening new report out from the Tennessee State Comptroller’s Office details the multiple failures of the Tennessee Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities in investigating nursing home, long-term care facility, and hospital complaints in a reasonable timeframe. Not only are investigations taking much too long to begin, even reports of abuse that are…
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Preventable Medical Mistakes are the Third Leading Cause of Death
Go to Preventable Medical Mistakes are the Third Leading Cause of DeathHospital ErrorsIn 1999, the landmark study was published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), To Err is Human, which estimated that approximately 98,000 people die each year due to preventable medical errors. At the time, many argued the number was too high. If accurate, it would have placed medical errors as the seventh leading cause…
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Delays in Care at Chattanooga VA Clinic
Go to Delays in Care at Chattanooga VA ClinicMedical malpractice or delayed medical care may have led to the death of more than 1,000 veterans over the past 10 years, according to a recent report issued by the office of the office of Senator Tom Coburn. A nationwide audit issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs has further supported the fact that our…
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FDA Recalls Dialysis Drug
Go to FDA Recalls Dialysis DrugAfter receiving two reports of injury and one report of death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Class 1 Recall of NaturaLyte Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate, which is used in hemodialysis machines. The FDA’s Class 1 Recall classification is considered the most serious type of recall. This type of recall is only used when…
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FDA to Investigate Safety of da Vinci Surgical System
Go to FDA to Investigate Safety of da Vinci Surgical SystemAn Urgent Medical Device Notification has been issued because of severe injuries occurring during surgeries using the da Vinci Surgical Robot. The da Vinci Surgical System is a set of instruments that allows a surgeon to view the patient’s anatomy on a computer screen and perform operations through the hands and arms of a medical…
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Tennessee Part of Multi-State Trial Testing New Mesothelioma Treatment Drug
Go to Tennessee Part of Multi-State Trial Testing New Mesothelioma Treatment DrugThe Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reports that a new drug manufactured by Bayer HealthCare is in the midst of being tested by means of Phase I clinical trials. The new mesothelin-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) has been given orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which means it may be easier…
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Blood Thinning Medication Pradaxa Linked to Fatal Bleeding in Patients
Go to Blood Thinning Medication Pradaxa Linked to Fatal Bleeding in PatientsThe German manufacturers of the relatively new blood thinning medication Pradaxa are facing significant legal trouble as claims against them are making their way into U.S. courts, according to Injuryboard.com. Pradaxa was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October of 2010, and between its approval in October and August of 2011,…