We love advances in technology over at My Medical Malpractice Insurance. Especially when they can help doctors lower their risks and speed up complex surgeries that saves lives. Science Translational Medicine published a study conducted at the medical school at Imperial College London about the uses of a new tool called the  iKnife last week. […]

Every health care provider should learn about Josie King and her story. A lot of times, when we think of medical errors that result in death, we think of errors that are major and dramatic. But this was not the case with Josie King. Josie King was an 18-month old little girl who died from […]

Many physicians are surprised to hear that cocaine is still used today in medicine –but why is this? Is it because it’s not that relevant to their specialty, and they don’t have the need to use it, or is it because they simply don’t think that it’s still relevant as a drug to be used […]

A community hospital in Boulder Colorado is facing a major challenge this week because it’s computer system has failed.  The IT professionals handling the outage have not been able to determine what caused the issue, or if it is related to hacking.  These types of warning signs should grab the attention of hospital and medical […]

While physicians choose to specialize in different areas of medicine, and focus on different parts of the body and disease states, all physicians deal with many different kinds and levels of emotion displayed by their patients. Thus, diagnosing and treating a patient does not occur in a vacuum –diagnoses and treatment plans impact not only […]

Side Note: Last week we talked about the uniqueness of the emergency room –specifically, how the acuteness of the patient’s situation, paired with the lack of a medical record, often produces a situation ripe with liability exposure and potential medical malpractice. Today, we face a similar situation –how pharmacists in New Hampshire are being allowed […]

Side Note: Working in any medical office poses its challenges: heavy workload, fast pace, multiple employees to get along with, new advances to keep up with –it’s tough. But, add in an office romance and things could get exponentially tougher –even if you are not in the relationship. Even the most thoughtful, most low-key office […]

We are all familiar with the concept of defensive medicine: physicians ordering extra tests or procedures, not because they deem them medically necessary or insightful into their patient’s care, but instead to protect themselves against a med mal lawsuit, should one be brought against them. This, combined with excellent med mal coverage, seems to be […]

Side Note: Here at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com, it kills us that physicians are often compelled not to say that they’re sorry to patients when errors occur –especially when doing so often avoids med mal litigation and it is what the physicians want to do. Finally, Michigan physicians may not have to worry that saying, “I’m sorry,” is […]