March 2018 Archives

DON'T DIE OF LUNG CANCER (IF FOUND IN TIME IT CAN BE CURED)

By Lee Goldsmith of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

I just attended a semi-annual meeting to discuss progress made in the screening for lung cancer, the finding of lung cancers and the treatment and CURE of lung cancer victims.

Can EMR Software Increase The Likelihood Of Medical Errors?

On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Since the advent of the personal computer, digital record-keeping has become the norm in nearly every service industry across the nation. The use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is now standard operating procedure in hospitals, clinics and urgent care facilities no matter the size of the organization or the complexity of the condition.

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$3 Million Settlement for Pedestrian Run Over by a Bus
On a clear and dry winter morning, in 2008, shortly before New Year’s Eve, our 59 year old female client was hit by and run over by a bus, as she was crossing Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn... Read More
$800,000 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Splenic Artery Aneurysm
This was an action pending in the EDNC Federal Court brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act under California Law for capped pain and suffering of $250,000 ... Read More
$600,000 Settlement for Nursing Home Malpractice
The case, which settled for $600,000 before trial, involved a 98 year-old woman with dementia who was wheelchair-bound and was an in-patient in the long term care section... Read More
Settlement for Confidential Sum for Failing to Diagnose Lung Cancer
This patient was a 61-year-old man who had two chest x-rays incidental to other procedures and was never advised that the x-rays revealed a mass in his lung. Read More
Settlement for Confidential Sum for a Falldown and Fractured Femur in Nursing Home
The case, which settled for a confidential sum in the high six figures, involved an 87-year-old mother of four children who was widowed... Read More

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March 2018 Archives

DON'T DIE OF LUNG CANCER (IF FOUND IN TIME IT CAN BE CURED)

Can EMR Software Increase The Likelihood Of Medical Errors?

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