You might think the last place a person with a disability would suffer discrimination is in a medical setting. Unfortunately, as people with virtually any kind of disability will attest, that’s not true. A study recently published in the journal Health Affairs...
Why Indiana is one of the few states with a fertility fraud law
Indiana is currently one of just a handful of states with a law against “fertility fraud.” The law, passed in 2019, has both criminal and civil ramifications. Under the law, a person can be charged with a Level 6 felony for “misrepresentation relating to: (1) a...
Going to the hospital? Here’s how to stay safe
A hospital trip has never been an easy, pleasant experience for anybody – but it could be a lot worse now. Medical workers are experiencing fatigue and burnout like never before, and that means that lots of mistakes can happen. How can you minimize the chances that...
How common is misdiagnosis when a patient needs care?
When you have concerning symptoms, you will likely go see a doctor to find out what is wrong. If the symptoms are moderate, you might make an appointment with your primary care physician. In more severe situations, you may instead go to an urgent care facility or an...
What sorts of things go wrong during surgery?
When you visit the hospital for any surgical procedure, you expect it to improve your health, but it is not always the outcome. A lot could go wrong even during outpatient surgery, and you might find yourself in a worse position due to negligence by the surgeon. You...
How do you get sepsis?
If you enter a hospital for treatment, you do not expect to leave with a life-threatening infection. Yet, around 1.7 million people get sepsis each year, and about 270,000 die from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). You cannot...
What is the basis of a medical malpractice claim?
A clinical error can have catastrophic consequences, ending, shortening or impairing your life. It will not only affect you. It will affect your family too. The standards you must meet to bring a medical malpractice lawsuit are higher than those needed for most other...
Brookdale Senior Living faces lawsuit
Brookdale Senior Living is a nursing home chain with more than 700 facilities in the U.S., with 12 here in Indiana. Now California Attorney General and other prosecutors recently filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court against the company, accusing its...
Indiana has a cap on medical malpractice suits
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers do important work every day, healing the sick, providing care to the infirm and addressing other medical needs. They often go through years of training and have useful experience to help guide them in their work, but they...
Is telemedicine leading to misdiagnosed patients?
The coronavirus pandemic has made it more difficult for patients to see a doctor in person. But even before the pandemic, advocates celebrated telemedicine as a viable alternative to a doctor's office visit. The telemedicine visits replace wellness visits or routine...
