Surgery can be a huge risk for some patients, but the procedure can be risky for physicians as well when it comes to medical malpractice claims. According to medical liability insurer Coverys, surgery is the second most common reason for malpractice claims against...
How often does wrong-site surgery occur?
Doctors in New Jersey swear under oath to cause no harm, but sometimes, they break this oath by committing medical malpractice. Medical mistakes are often referred to as "never events" because they should never happen. A common never event is surgical error such as...
The risk of medical malpractice during surgery
Surgery can pose a huge risk for patients in New Jersey and throughout the country, but it is also a risk for surgeons. Surgery can lead to medical malpractice claims if anything goes wrong during the operation. According to Coverys, a medical liability insurance...
Malpractice claims often the result of surgical errors
After analyzing all of its malpractice claims closed between 2014 and 2018, Coverys found that a quarter were due to surgical errors. This makes surgical errors the second-leading cause of malpractice claims, behind diagnosis-related errors (32%). New Jersey residents...
Coverys: surgery the second leading reason for malpractice claims
New Jersey residents probably don't need to be told that things can go wrong during surgery. What they may not know is just how frequently surgical errors lead to malpractice claims and for what reasons. The medical liability insurer Coverys analyzed all of its...
You could be awake during surgery
For most types of major surgery, you're supposed to be unconscious, so you feel nothing. However, the Mayo Clinic says that about one out of every 500 people to have surgery done may wake up during it.Often, this doesn't mean the person is fully awake. He or she may...
The pros and cons of undergoing surgery at a teaching hospital
When going in for surgery, one of the options you may have is to go to a teaching hospital. This is just what is sounds like: A hospital that has an agreement or connection with a nearby university, so students who are working to become professionals can get hands-on...
What should you look for when choosing a plastic surgeon?
We've all seen photos of cosmetic plastic surgery gone horribly wrong. There's even an entire television show on the E! network devoted to botched plastic surgery. However, there are worse things that can happen than having your breasts come out uneven (traumatic as...
New Jersey Supreme Court rules on medical malpractice case
In a 5 to 2 ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that an underwriter doesn't have to pay out on a malpractice insurance policy that was cancelled because the physician who was insured lied on his application. The decision has provoked controversy over what...
Medical malpractice and never events
If you have never heard the term "never events" you are not alone. However, if you believe you have suffered from a surgical error, this is a term with which you should become familiar.Never events are clearly wrong and often shocking surgical errors that should never...
