Each week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) collects data on Texas nursing homes. With this data, CMS analyzes the current state of nursing homes, including their response to, and management of, COVID-19. …
A Kansas City hospital is being sued after emergency room doctors failed to diagnose a dangerous arterial blockage. The lawsuit claims that the doctor’s failure to diagnose a 100 percent blockage in the left anterior…
Federal officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General say that nursing home neglect in New Jersey nursing homes was missed by inspectors. According to reports, the nursing homes…
A new study from researchers at King’s College London identifies the greatest risk factors for sepsis among patients seeking primary care for certain infections. This sepsis research was published in PLOS Medicine and was funded…
A woman is suing George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) for medical negligence alleging that her son’s birth injury and brain damage are the result of doctors failing to order a Cesarean section (c-section) in…
When you go to a doctor or hospital for treatment, there are certain forms that you fill out and sign. These forms often contain “legalese” or legal terminology. Most patients know that this terminology is…
Every year, thousands of lives are affected by medical negligence. Medical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors – these are all unfortunate events that result, not from a poor medical outcome, but the negligence of…
MedMalFirm.com is proud to support college students with our $500 Scholarship Essay Contest. The winner of our Fall 2020 essay contest is Thomas Grasty Villanueva. About Thomas Grasty Villanueva Thomas Grasty Villanueva is an Industrial…
Bedsores – also called pressure sores, pressure injuries or decubitus ulcers – are one of the biggest challenges for hospitals. Bedsores are a preventable injury, yet sadly, they affect more than 2.5 million people each…
We often refer to COVID-19 as the novel coronavirus. That’s because this virus – SARS-CoV-2 – is a new type of coronavirus affecting humans. But now, a new report says that there is nothing novel,…
New data from the federal government shows that healthcare disparities among Medicare recipients diagnosed with COVID-19 are much more alarming than initially thought. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), disparities exist…
Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare are well documented. These disparities existed long before COVID-19 or the death of George Floyd. However, COVID-19 and current calls for an end to systemic racism are drawing attention…