Whether we realize it or not, most of our meaningful interactions with others center on relationships. Work is more enjoyable and usually more productive if you like your colleagues. You are more likely to keep hiring an auto mechanic who has proven himself to be...
Doctor Errors
Physician drug addiction and the threat of medical negligence
Drug and alcohol addiction is a significant problem in the United States. Nearly anyone with a family history of addiction knows just how destructive alcohol and drugs can be. They also understand how difficult it is for the addicted person to seek help, to accept...
Expert medical testimony is crucial in medical malpractice cases
Few would dispute the fact that medicine is among the most complex professions one can enter into. We trust and respect doctors not just for the important work that they do, but also for the years of training and study that it took to learn their craft.But there are...
Distracted doctoring reaches new low: Sexting during surgery
In recent years there has been a growing concern in healthcare about distracted doctors. Like distracted drivers, physicians who are preoccupied with the electronic devices in their hands may pose a danger to others around them. Inattention leads to preventable...
Medical malpractice cap fight: gloves off in one state
Tort reform is always a subject of core concern in the medical industry, and that is well illustrated by events currently unfolding in California. Proponents and critics in that state have squared off in a hot debate that promises to remain impassioned throughout the...
Medical malpractice damage caps: a persistent issue
Medical tort reform has been a vigorously debated issue across the country for decades, including in New Jersey.A central element of discussions in forums ranging from patient advocacy conferences and annual doctors' meetings to insurance company symposiums and...
Focus: Medical disciplinary matter spotlights regulatory process
Doctors in New Jersey and nationally occasionally subject themselves to intense scrutiny in regard to their medical practices and treatment of patients. Sometimes that focus comes from state and federal health regulators, especially where an established pattern of...
Court shoots down proposal that would hinder malpractice victims
Every state in the country, New Jersey not excepted, has legal provisions in the form of statutory law that address what might be regarded as the essentials of medical malpractice.That is, legislators have drafted legislation that covers core areas of importance...
Doctor errors lead to $1 million verdict
Parents put their trust in doctors when a child needs medical attention. For many parents, trusting the doctors works out in the end, and the child gets adequate medical care. There are some instances, however, in which doctors make errors. New Jersey residents might...
Study cites need for greater consistency in kids’ medical care
"Kids aren't just small adults."So says Dr. Jack Percelay, an official with the American Academy of Pediatrics, who cites a close connection between that misconception and the medical mistakes that are sometimes visited upon children.A recently issued report authored...