The Malpractice You Are Almost Powerless To Prevent
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by Bill Sandweg
1d ago
Over the years, I have suggested a number of strategies to prevent or at least reduce the risk that you will be the victim of medical malpractice.  There is one form of malpractice, however, that is very difficult to prevent.  It is the risk of a medication error while you are in the hospital. Hospitals are complicated places.  Patients are constantly coming in and leaving.  Nurses are constantly coming on and off shift.  Many medical specialists may play a role in the care of a single patient.  All of these health care providers must communicate with each other ..read more
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The Medicare Advantage Trap
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by Bill Sandweg
1w ago
More and more eligible Americans are signing up for Medicare Advantage plans.  And why not?  Celebrity spokespeople promise low to no premiums and benefits not available under traditional Medicare.  It sounds almost too good to be true.  “Get the benefits you are entitled to.  Call now and an insurance specialist will take your call and explain this wonderful offer to you.”  Of course, as you should know by now, there is no such thing as a free lunch. First, just a quick reminder of how Medicare Advantage works.  The companies that participate in the Medicar ..read more
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Maybe, Just Maybe, Science Will Save Us From The Superbugs
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by Bill Sandweg
2w ago
Superbugs!  That is the name given to antibiotic resistant bacteria.  Because of our indiscriminate use of antibiotics, more and more bacteria are developing resistance to them and posing an ever greater threat that we will be forced back to the bad old days before antibiotics when bacteria killed wide swaths of the population, especially the young and the infirm.  Already it is estimated that superbugs kill 5 million people a year and that this number will increase to 10 million by the year 2050.  10 million a year is one person every three seconds. The rise of the antibi ..read more
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Arizona’s Notice of Claim Statute
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by Bill Sandweg
3w ago
Arizona has inherited the ancient common law doctrine of sovereign immunity.  Without its permission, you cannot sue it or any other state.  Like the other states, Arizona has waived its immunity, but it has done so with some limitations.  One of these is that, before you can bring an action against the state or a subdivision of the state or a state employee, you must first serve a Notice of Claim.  Arizona’s Notice of Claim statute, A.R.S. Section 12-821.01, sets forth the requirements of the notice.  It is a highly technical statute and, if its requirements are not f ..read more
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The Impaired Physician
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by Bill Sandweg
1M ago
Doctors are only human.  They are prey to the same frailties that plague the rest of us.  Like the rest of us, some of them become addicted to alcohol or use narcotics or other substances that can affect their judgment and performance.  Unfortunately, when this happens, their human frailty can affect the health of those of us who are or who become their patients. If you think you are unlikely to encounter an impaired physician, you are wrong.  Current estimates are that 10 to 15% of physicians will experience impairment due to alcohol or drugs at some point during their ca ..read more
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Medical Tourism – Almost Always A Bad Idea
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by Bill Sandweg
1M ago
As you can probably guess, medical tourism is the name given to the practice of going to a foreign country for medical treatment, usually because it is cheaper there.  One of the most common treatments sought by medical tourists is cosmetic surgery and one of the most common places American medical tourists go is Mexico.  There are always risks associated with cosmetic surgery but they are much higher in Mexico. Americans are nothing if not cost conscious.  Look at this advertisement.  Who could resist?  Affordable health care with a nearby beach and margaritas to boo ..read more
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Doctors Who Steal
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by Bill Sandweg
1M ago
I have been writing lately about medical ethics, which are sometimes more ignored than followed.  The following are instances of doctors being greedy and trying to steal from insurance companies or from Medicare and Medicaid.  It doesn’t matter who you are or what you earn or what is your level of education.  Money can be tempting and some doctors, for a variety of reasons, find the temptation to be irresistible.  And remember, this is only the tip of the iceberg. A Michigan doctor has been charged in a scheme along with a pharmacist to create fake prescriptions for speci ..read more
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The Private Equity Investor Will See You Now, But Only For A Few Moments
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by Bill Sandweg
1M ago
On the whole, capitalism has been good for the United States.  Lately, however, the rise of private equity companies and their incessant search for centers of profitability has put the medical profession under great strain and our health at risk. Illustration:  The Smash And Grab Economy – Courtesy of Mother Jones The basic rationale for private equity is that, through the choosing of wise investments, it can achieve returns substantially higher than those of the stock market.  Sometimes their tactics can be ruinous.  For example, a private equity company may buy a busines ..read more
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Those Entrusted With Patient Care Need to Put Patients First
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by Bill Sandweg
2M ago
Over the past few years there have been an increasing number of stories about doctors who sexually abuse their patients.  Almost all are serial abusers.  They don’t just abuse one patient; they abuse multiple patients over the years until they either retire, die, or are caught.  What is truly troubling, and is the subject of this post, is that many of them are well-known, well-respected doctors, who work at leading hospitals or universities.  In many cases, the hospital or university has had complaints or reasons to investigate the doctors, but have done nothing.  Why ..read more
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Hospital Secrecy Hurts Us All
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by Bill Sandweg
2M ago
Hospitals are complex business and healthcare organizations.  In large hospitals in metropolitan areas, there are teams of healthcare providers working around the clock and communicating with each other through the patient’s medical chart.  The wonder is not that errors in communication occasionally lead to a preventable error, the wonder is that it does not happen more frequently than it does.  In my experience, you cannot be in the hospital for three days without a preventable medical error occurring in your care.  Fortunately, most preventable medical errors do not cause ..read more
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