Hiding Bad Medical Care from the Public
Every day millions of Americans place their safety in the hands of doctors, but we know little or nothing about the doctor’s track record...
AMA Misses Mark by Aiming at Older Doctors
On June 8, 2015, the American Medical Association adopted a resolution to implement competency testing for older doctors. This resolution...
Updated: Suicidal Patients Without Remedies
On April 28, 2015, the Minnesota Supreme Court granted a petition to review Binkley v. Allina Health System to decide whether hospitals...
Endoscopes and Deadly CRE Infections
Over 500,000 patients per year in the U.S. undergo an endoscopic procedure to diagnose and treat certain diseases in the liver, pancreas,...
Minnesota Medical Malpractice Cases Require Expert Support Prior to Lawsuit
Although the healthcare and insurance industry is fond of saying that anyone can start a lawsuit, this is not true for Minnesota medical...
Can We Trust Breast Biopsy Results?
Each year approximately 1.6 million women in the United States have a breast biopsy. Although there are well-established diagnostic...
United Hospital Immune from Suit After Turning Away Teen Who Had Attempted Suicide and Later Killed
On May 10, 2010, Kirk Lloyd, age 17, tried to commit suicide by wrapping himself in a blanket and setting it on fire. When his mother...
The Snake Oil of Medical Malpractice Reform
Now that the results of medical malpractice "reform" can be objectively measured, it has become increasingly clear that the healthcare...
29 Events that Should Never Occur
The Minnesota Department of Health requires Minnesota hospitals to report 29 different adverse events that should never occur in...
Is Minnesota's Expert Affidavit Requirement for Medical Malpractice Cases Constitutional?
In 1986, the Minnesota legislature enacted Minn. Stat. 145.682, a law that requires medical malpractice claimants to obtain expert...
