Believe it or not, most physicians are repeat malpractice offenders. A New England Journal of Medicine study indicated that doctors who are sued once for malpractice are generally more likely to be sued again for malpractice. “Specifically, 1 percent of physicians paid 32 percent of all malpractice claims, and the more physicians are sued, the [...]
When it comes to medical malpractice, the first thing that jumps to mind is a doctor being sued for failing to care for a patient. But in reality, doctors are not the only medical professionals with a duty to care for patients – nurses also fall into this category. Malpractice cases are brought against nurses [...]
We’ve all been told to not believe everything we read on the internet. That piece of advice is not the easiest to follow when we have our smartphones glued to our hands for the majority of the day. So what is the tipping point of trusting the internet? If you’re relying on the world wide [...]
Human beings are social creatures, whether we like it or not. We tend to base things strictly on the way they make us feel. It is a typical human experience to go to a restaurant and have a great experience based strictly on the wait staff. Or to absolutely love the new aerobics class at [...]
