Use of electronic medical records (EMRs) has been increasing dramatically in the past decade or so as more and more physicians' offices and other health care providers make the switch from paper to digital records. The use of robotics during surgery has also resulted...
Year: 2016
How do we achieve a $6.1 million dollar settlement?
You have a client who has unfortunately suffered devastating injuries and you paint the defendants into a corner where they have to concede liability. We recently achieved such a result in a case involving a major medical institution, a neurosurgeon and intraoperative...
Your doctor should be aware of dangerous drug interactions before prescribing
If you've ever experienced a medical issue after a drug interaction, you know firsthand how scary it can be. Drug interactions can range from mild, such as rendering one of the medications ineffective, to possibly fatal. You rely on your health care provider to pay...
Signs your child sustained a brain injury during birth
Brain injuries can be serious, traumatic, and life changing events. That is not only true for the people who experience them, but for the families of those people who often have to care for a loved one with a traumatic brain injury. In babies, brain injuries are even...
The Institute Of Medicine: Its Work
LEE S. GOLDSMITH, M.D.J.D. I recently attended the annual meeting of the American College of Legal Medicine. A featured speaker was Kenneth Shine, M.D., from the University of Texas, who was instrumental in the work of the Institute of Medicine and the continuing work...
Diagnosing Heart Attacks In Women
"I thought I had the flu" This is what many women say after having a heart attack. TV and movies always portray heart attacks as chest pain and left arm tingling followed by an immediate collapse - and usually depict a man. However, heart attack warning signs are very...
There’s no such thing as a risk-free surgery
Although hospital dramas on television often overdramatize surgery and other medical treatments, the truth is that even the most routine surgery is complex and not without risk. As the patient, your body and your health are on the line, and you've placed your trust in...
Cervical Cancer: A Missed Diagnosis
Every year, more than 12,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. More than 4,000 will die. While these statistics are scary, it's important to remember that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable types of cancer -...
Did Your Doctor Make A Mistake?
Could your disease have been caught earlier? Were you prescribed the wrong medicine? Was an error made during surgery? These are the questions on people's minds after being harmed by a missed diagnosis or operating room injury. Uncovering a doctor or surgeon's mistake...
Delivery Gone Bad
LEE S. GOLDSMITH, M.D., LLB When I was in medical school, in my third year of training, we were assigned a month of training in obstetrics and gynecology. On my third evening, on call, about one o'clock in the morning we received a call from the Emergency Room that a...