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Drug-switching practices happen and are very dangerous
Another public-spirited drug giant, Merck, was forced to pay a settlement of $1.9 million to 17 states in 1995 for drug-switching practices involving its Medco subsidiary. Medco pharmacists, who had given excessively favorable treatment to Merck products, were thereafter required to reveal their Merck connection to their customers.
Whenever you go to a Wisconsin medical professional for consultation
or treatment, it is expected that the doctor, nurse, or physician
will treat you with the top quality the medical profession demands.
Medical Malpractice is a doctor's failure to exercise the degree
of care and skill that a physician, surgeon, or any other medical
professional would use under routine circumstances.
Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiar
1The classification of counties into urban or rural groups is based on the list of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) defined by the Office of Management and Budget. For the purpose of this table, a rural area of residence is defined as an MSA with fewer than 50,000 resident population.2The July 1 enrollment counts used to calculate fee-for-service program payments per enrollee do not include Medicare enrollees in managed care plans.|
3Excludes Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, in Wisconsin
Amount in Millions
2,999
Per Person Served
4,400
Per Enrollee2
4,122
Urban program payments Amount in Millions
1,947
Urban program Per Enrollee2
4,650
Urban program Per Person Served
4,381
Rural Program Amount in Millions
1,052
Rural Program Person Served
4,003
Rural Program Per Enrollee2
3,715
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Information Services: Data from the Medicare Decision Support Access Facility; data development by the Office of Research, Development, and Information.
Medical Malpractice is a serious issue in Wisconsin hospitals
and is a leading cause of wrongful death. Over 225,000 people die
from medicalmalpracticerelated
injuries in a single year.
Wisconsin Verdicts and Settlements
Family of disabled Wisconsin woman receive $1.5 million in accidental death case
(1/20/2005)
In November of 2000, 21 year old Tiffany O'Hern fell down a laundry chute at Brown County Medical Health Center. Peggy O'Hern filed a lawsuit and received $1.5 million for the accidental death of her disabled daughter. Brown County insurance provider
There are many different ways you or someone you know can be seriously
injured as a result of medical malpractice. The following are several
of the ways an individual can die due to medical malpractice:
Surgical Malpractice
Medication Errors
Bacterial Infections
Birth Injury
Dental Malpractice
Diagnosis Error
Negligence
Wrong Site Surgery
Gastric Bypass Errors
Dental Malpractice
Breast Implant Malpractice
Emergency Room Errors
Elder Abuse / Nursing Home Neglect
There are many other ways to experience debilitating personal injuries
due to medical malpractice and the negligence of doctors, nurses,
or other medical professionals. You can contact us if you have any
questions pertaining to wrongful deaths, personal injuries, or medical
malpractice.
One of the most frequent causes of wrongful death in Wisconsin
is medical malpractice. Thousands die each year and this kind
of wrongful death is not filed or goes unnoticed. Contact us if
you think a relative or someone you know in Wisconsin has died
as a result of medical malpractice.
Debate over Malpractice Reform
Audio, RM, 44 Kbps, 5:54, 2/1/2005
One of President Bush's top domestic priorities this year is health care. He frequently speaks about medical malpractice reform and is proposing a cap on non-economic damages. But some critics say those types of damages aren't the problem. Source: National Public Radio
Wisconsin External Sites
ADR survey results
ADR Use In Wisconsin. ADR Use In Wisconsin. ADR Subcommittee. ADR Subcommittee ... 30103 Medical Malpractice, Other. 30105 Wrongful Death ...
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News about Medical Malpractice cases in Wisconsin and nationwide:
Definition:
Surgical errors may occur in any kind of medical procedure involving intrusive and non-intrusive surgery. Even the simplest of cosmetic surgical procedures may result in a surgical error.
Confidentiality
Definition:
The principle that prohibits physicians from disclosing confidential comments made to them by patients unless required to do so by law. The law may require physicians to violate patient confidentiality if the patient poses a serious threat to his or her own health and the well-being or that of others.
Miscarriage
Definition:
When circumstances cause the mother's body to react to a problem in the pregnancy. This may cause bleeding, cramping, and will ultimately cause the loss of the pregnancy.
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