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Medical Malpractice As Murder? Using Root Cause Analysis As A Guiding Framework For Criminal Medical Malpractice, Kinsey Novak Booth
Medical Malpractice As Murder? Using Root Cause Analysis As A Guiding Framework For Criminal Medical Malpractice, Kinsey Novak Booth
West Virginia Law Review
Unprecedented criminal prosecutions for medical errors have increased throughout the nation: A Tennessee nurse was charged with reckless homicide for an isolated medication error; two South Carolina nurses were charged with criminal neglect for failing to change a wound dressing for just two days; and an Ohio pharmacist was charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to detect that a solution contained too much sodium. Introducing criminal charges for cases of typical medical malpractice, which are most often the result of system failures, will dismantle hospitals’ error-reporting systems and lead to long-term catastrophic results for patient safety. This Note applies system …
Systemic Failures In Health Care Oversight, Julie L. Campbell
Systemic Failures In Health Care Oversight, Julie L. Campbell
Georgia Law Review
Hospitals are intentionally shirking their duty to identify and report incompetent medical practitioners, and it is causing catastrophic injuries to patients. Why are hospitals doing this? Two decades of health care reforms have changed the way physicians and hospitals interact in the U.S. health care system, and as a result, the traditional health care oversight tools no longer work to ensure physician competence. With three out of four physicians now employees of hospitals or health care systems, hospitals have become the guardians of both the internal and external warning systems designed to flag incompetent practitioners. As the guardians, hospitals are …
Why Medical Error Is Killing You (And Everyone Else), Phoebe Jean-Pierre
Why Medical Error Is Killing You (And Everyone Else), Phoebe Jean-Pierre
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In 2000, the infamous report To Err is Human rocked society with its focus on the pervasive danger of medical error. More than two decades later, medical error rates remain high and pose a consistent danger to patients. Today, medical error ranks as the fourth leading cause of death behind heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19. Medical error reflects the vulnerabilities of the healthcare process and may be diagnostic in nature. A large concern in responding to medical error is an overemphasis on blame and the idea that good physicians do not make mistakes. Our perspective on how to address medical …
Taiwan's Medical Injury Law In Action, Chih-Ming Liang, Robert B Leflar, Chih-Cheng Wu
Taiwan's Medical Injury Law In Action, Chih-Ming Liang, Robert B Leflar, Chih-Cheng Wu
Emory International Law Review
Taiwan’s healthcare system, lauded internationally for its universal insurance coverage, moderate costs, and high quality of care, has one significant group of detractors: its physicians. Overworked, squeezed financially by the nation’s global budgeting system’s annual payment restrictions, and oppressed by both criminal prosecutions and civil malpractice actions, doctors and hospitals raised criticisms that culminated in legislative reforms enacted in 2017 and 2022. Are the reforms making any difference?
This Article offers the first comprehensive examination in English of how Taiwan’s medical injury law works. The Article is based on interviews with judges, attorneys, physicians, scholars, and other citizens, literature reviews, …
The Patient's Voice: Legal Implications Of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Sharona Hoffman, Andy Podgurski
The Patient's Voice: Legal Implications Of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Sharona Hoffman, Andy Podgurski
Faculty Publications
In recent years, the medical community has paid increasing attention to patients' own assessments of their health status. Even regulatory agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, are now interested in patient self-reports. The legal implications of this shift, however, have received little attention. This Article begins to fill that gap. It introduces to the legal literature a discussion that has been ongoing in the health care field.
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are reports of patients’ symptoms, treatment outcomes, and health status that are documented directly by patients, typically through electronic …
Unlimited Medical Liability?, Jessica L. Roberts, Leah R. Fowler, Paul S. Appelbaum
Unlimited Medical Liability?, Jessica L. Roberts, Leah R. Fowler, Paul S. Appelbaum
Emory Law Journal Online
No abstract provided.
Patient Decision Aids Improve Patient Safety And Reduce Medical Liability Risk, Thaddeus Pope
Patient Decision Aids Improve Patient Safety And Reduce Medical Liability Risk, Thaddeus Pope
Faculty Scholarship
Tort-based doctrines of informed consent have utterly failed to assure that patients understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives to the healthcare they receive. Fifty years of experience with the doctrine of informed consent have shown it to be an abject catastrophe. Most patients lack an even minimal understanding of their treatment options. But there is hope. Substantial evidence shows that patient decision aids (PDAs) and shared decision making can bridge the gap between the theory and practice of informed consent. These evidence-based educational tools empower patients to make decisions with significantly more knowledge and less decisional conflict than clinician-patient discussions …
Apparent Authority: Minnesota Finally Rejects Categorical Exemption For Independent Contractors In Hospital Emergency Rooms And Signifies Potential For Nondelegable Duty Doctrine—Popovich V. Allina Health Sys., 946 N.W.2d 885 (Minn. 2020)., Dana Ohman
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
How Covid-19 Put The Spotlight On The Emtala, Ikra Kafayat
How Covid-19 Put The Spotlight On The Emtala, Ikra Kafayat
Touro Law Review
There was a time when those that were unable to afford medical care risked being denied treatment in emergency situations. Before Congress passed Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA), patients were being transferred to different hospitals, without being screened, because they did not have insurance and could not afford the treatment. Hospitals are no longer allowed to transport patients without properly screening and stabilizing them. Patients can bring a suit against a hospital if they believe the hospital violated EMTALA, however, in certain circuits the patient will need to prove that hospital had an “improper motive” for failing to …
Fighting The Ftca: Medical Malpractice, Veterans, And The Va, Taylor C. Spillers
Fighting The Ftca: Medical Malpractice, Veterans, And The Va, Taylor C. Spillers
Arkansas Law Review
Dr. Levy, who served as the Chief of Pathology at the Fayetteville Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (“Fayetteville VA”) from 2005 to 2018, diagnosed veterans with an error rate of 10%. The “pathology practice average is 0.7%.” Of the more than 3,000 cases Dr. Levy misdiagnosed, 589 were classified as “Level 3 (major) errors” which should always “trigger an [internal] investigation.” Unfortunately, no investigations ensued until Dr. Levy’s ultimate arrest, although the Fayetteville VA addressed Dr. Levy’s behavior repeatedly throughout his employment.
Let It All In? Expert Witness Qualification In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Benjamin M. Parks
Let It All In? Expert Witness Qualification In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Benjamin M. Parks
Louisiana Law Review
The article discusses expert witness qualification under Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 9:2794, and proposes that state legislature should revise statute to promote clarity and consistency for medical malpractice litigants.
On The Cusp Of The Next Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis, Philip G. Peters Jr.
On The Cusp Of The Next Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis, Philip G. Peters Jr.
Faculty Publications
Medical malpractice claims are dwindling. Total payouts are far lower than during the 2002 crisis. Yet, insurance industry profits have been sinking for a decade and are nearly in the red. After a dozen years with a “soft” insurance market, we are now on the cusp of yet another malpractice insurance crisis.
How can profits be in peril if claims have dwindled and payouts are historically low?
Answering that question requires an understanding of the insurance cycle. The cycle periodically transforms gradual increases in costs and gradual decreases in revenue into explosive increases in premiums.
The industry’s financial statistics today …
Properly Limiting The Lost Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Cases: A Practitioners’ Rejoinder, Michael C. Mims, Richard S. Crisler
Properly Limiting The Lost Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Cases: A Practitioners’ Rejoinder, Michael C. Mims, Richard S. Crisler
Louisiana Law Review
The article discusses the basic fairness issues over the lost chance doctrine in medical malpractice lawsuits, and why the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal is wrong and the Louisiana Supreme Court is right in the case Burchfield v. Wright.
Feres: The “Double-Edged Sword”, Kaitlan Price
Feres: The “Double-Edged Sword”, Kaitlan Price
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
In Feres v. United States, the Supreme Court barred service members from suing the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act if the injuries occurred “incident to military service.” In establishing this doctrine, the Court discussed the necessity of protecting the military from lawsuits to ensure effective decision-making by military leaders.
Scholars have harshly criticized Feres in the modern era, arguing Feres must be overturned to provide service members with a greater opportunity for recovery. Specifically, many scholars admonish Feres because the Supreme Court failed to provide a clear definition of “incident to military service.” Lacking a clear definition …
Perspective Of Islamic Law (Sharia) Towards The Liability Of Medical Malpractice, Mohammed Abdul Rahim Al Olama
Perspective Of Islamic Law (Sharia) Towards The Liability Of Medical Malpractice, Mohammed Abdul Rahim Al Olama
UAEU Law Journal
In this brief study, I have addressed the view of Islamic Law (Sharia) towards liability in medical malpractice. I have cited the views of early scholars from the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence as well as contemporary ones and quoted decisions issued by the jurisprudential academies in reference to this important subject. Moreover, the study sheds light on the position of Sharia especially with the introduction of multidisciplinary modern medicine treatments and the increased likelihood of consequent medical malpractice.
It is noteworthy that the doctor's commitment to the rules and principles of the medical profession without negligence absolves him/her of …
A Malpractice-Based Duty To Disclose The Risk Of Stillbirth: A Response To Lens, Nadia N. Sawicki
A Malpractice-Based Duty To Disclose The Risk Of Stillbirth: A Response To Lens, Nadia N. Sawicki
Faculty Publications & Other Works
In Medical Paternalism, Stillbirth, & Blindsided Mothers, Lens argues that physicians who fail to disclose the risk of stillbirth to pregnant patients should be liable under the doctrine of informed consent. In this Response, I suggest that courts might be hesitant to expand informed consent in the way Lens proposes. Instead, I offer an alternative avenue for imposing liability, via traditional theories of medical malpractice.
Jewish Law And The Concept Of Negligence, Steven F. Friedell
Jewish Law And The Concept Of Negligence, Steven F. Friedell
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar: Denial Of Sexual Reassignment Surgery For Transgender Inmates And The Eighth Amendment’S Ban On Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Chiara Haueter
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Medical Civil Liability Without Deterrence: Preliminary Remarks For Future Research, Emiliano Marchisio
Medical Civil Liability Without Deterrence: Preliminary Remarks For Future Research, Emiliano Marchisio
Journal of Civil Law Studies
The traditional deterrence-based paradigm of civil liability may be understood as indirect market regulation, as the risk of incurring liability for damages provides an incentive to invest in safety. Such an approach, however, has proven to be inappropriate in medical civil liability. Extensive literature shows that the increase in the asymmetric protection of patients by extending medical civil liability beyond a certain limit does not improve safety; instead, that strategy determines the adoption of “defensive” techniques (the so-called “defensive medicine”). Paradoxically, this approach leads to a reduction in market efficiency and overall patient safety. The traditional paradigm of medical civil …
Strategic Apologies In Medical Malpractice Mediation, Brittany Norman
Strategic Apologies In Medical Malpractice Mediation, Brittany Norman
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
Mistakes happen, even in a field as serious and careful as medicine. As a result, some patients are left with unexpected results from their medical procedures. Once hospitals inform patients of medical mistakes or the patients inform the hospital, the patients' cases are moved to the legal realm, where they are viewed as a liability. This shift causes the patient to feel as though the hospital does not recognize him or her and prevents doctors from apologizing to their patients, despite their desire to do so. In an attempt to apologize without vulnerability to liability, medical professionals are sometimes instructed …
Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan
Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan
Louisiana Law Review
The article discusses the Louisiana Supreme Court case "Burchfield v. Wright" to examine the use of the 'lost chance doctrine' in medical malpractice lawsuits under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (MMA).
Cummings V. Barber, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 18 (April 2, 2020), Alexis Taitel
Cummings V. Barber, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 18 (April 2, 2020), Alexis Taitel
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Telemedicine And Malpractice: Creating Uniformity At The National Level, Tyler D. Wolf
Telemedicine And Malpractice: Creating Uniformity At The National Level, Tyler D. Wolf
William & Mary Law Review
Picture this: an elderly gentleman living alone, isolated in a rural, midwestern locale. One day, this elderly gentleman awakes to find a distinct rash forming on his chest. The nearest doctor capable of performing an examination is located over a hundred miles away, and this man has not driven more than ten miles in twenty years. Shambling into his living room, the elderly man logs onto his computer and begins typing. Within twenty minutes he is videoconferencing with a doctor who examines the rash remotely and makes a diagnosis.
Through advances in telemedicine, the scenario described above is becoming an …
The Importance Of Doctor Liability In Medical Malpractice Law: China Versus The United States, Vincent R. Johnson
The Importance Of Doctor Liability In Medical Malpractice Law: China Versus The United States, Vincent R. Johnson
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
Medical malpractice law in China does not work. Disappointed patients and their families, or the gangs they hire, frequently resort to physical violence, beating up doctors and disrupting hospital activities in order to extort settlements. This happens because Chinese law has failed to provide viable remedies to many victims of medical malpractice.
This dysfunctional situation (medical chaos or yinao) has persisted for more than two decades. Today, parents in China discourage their children from attending medical school because practicing medicine is too dangerous.
Reforming Chinese medical malpractice law will be difficult. Many factors contribute to the public’s lack of confidence …
Torts: Just Walk Away: How An Overbroad Foreseeability Of Harm Standard Could Kill “Curbside Consultations” — Warren V. Dinter, 926 N.W.2d 370 (Minn. 2019), Erika Miller
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Paradoxes Of Defensive Medicine, Michael J. Saks, Stephan Landsman
The Paradoxes Of Defensive Medicine, Michael J. Saks, Stephan Landsman
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine
For decades, “defensive medicine” has been the leading argument driving reforms of medical malpractice laws throughout the United States. Defensive medicine is the presumed practice of administering excessive tests and treatments as a stratagem for reducing healthcare providers’ risk of malpractice liability, despite the absence of any expected benefit for the patient. The practice is widely believed to exist throughout American healthcare as a response to fears of malpractice litigation, and thought to be enormously wasteful of healthcare dollars. In consequence, it has become a justification for law reforms insulating the healthcare industry from tort liability. These claims are promoted …
Guffey V. Lexington House, Adam Laliberte
Guffey V. Lexington House, Adam Laliberte
Journal of Civil Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Choosing Medical Malpractice, Nadia N. Sawicki
Choosing Medical Malpractice, Nadia N. Sawicki
Nadia N. Sawicki
Modern principles of patient autonomy and health care consumerism are at odds with medical malpractice law's traditional skepticism towards the defenses of contractual waiver and assumption of risk. Many American courts follow a patient-protective view, exemplified by the reasoning in the seminal Tunkl case, rejecting any attempts by physicians to relieve themselves of liability on the grounds of a patient's agreement to assume the risk of malpractice. However, where patients pursue unconventional treatments that satisfy their personal preferences but that arguably fall outside the standard of care, courts have good reason to be more receptive to such defenses. This Article …
Six Myths Of Capping Pain And Suffering Damages, Katherine Hubbard
Six Myths Of Capping Pain And Suffering Damages, Katherine Hubbard
SLU Law Journal Online
States have been split on whether to uphold or drop non-economic damage caps on damages for decades, hoping to lower medical malpractice lawsuits and insurance premiums for physicians. In this article, Katherine Hubbard discusses six of the many myths surrounding the debate.
The Question Of The Constitutionality Of Non-Economic Damage Caps In Personal Injury Cases In Canada, Rachael Kratz
The Question Of The Constitutionality Of Non-Economic Damage Caps In Personal Injury Cases In Canada, Rachael Kratz
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.