In Preventable Medical Errors, medical expert witness Perry Hookman, M.D., writes that cancer outpatient medication errors may be more common than previously thought and asks “has the pendulum swung too far?” The Implicit Message Communicated To The Public [i.e. Medical Malpractice Potential Jurors] Is That Many Drugs On The Market…
In When and How to Object During Deposition, Art of Advocacy blogger Paul Mark Sandler writes that in civil litigation, “objection-free depositions are unheard of.” Attorneys often make unnecessary objections or fail to make them properly when dealing with parties in the case and the opposing expert witness. Sandler says…
In Preventable Medical Errors, medical expert witness Perry Hookman, M.D., writes that cancer outpatient medication errors may be more common than previously thought. Adverse Drug Events [ADEs] In a study by Hernández and Vargas (Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care. NEJM.2003;349:303-305), of four primary care practices, the authors found that…
In Evidence – Handle With Care, fire expert witness and Principal of PyroCop Inc., Robert Rowe writes: “Spoliation of evidence” as defined in the National Fire Protection’s Guide to Fire and Explosion Investigations (NFPA 921), is “the loss, destruction, or material alteration of an object or document that is evidence…
From the blog of medical expert witness Dr. Barry E. Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEP: Locality Rules and Qualifying Medical Experts When it became clear by the 1980’s that hospitals were being built in rural areas, that demographic trends indicated sufficient medical staffing in rural areas, that mass communication and mass…
Insurance expert witness Jim Leatzow has been educating and insuring professionals about the risks to their businesses for twenty years. At Leatzow.com, he offers a glossary of jargon associated with risk management. Two of the terms defined are: Cashechtomy Pronounced “Cash-ech-tomee” Sounding like a medical term, this is the procedure…
From the blog of medical expert witness Dr. Barry E. Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEP: Locality Rules and Qualifying Medical Experts By the 1970’s, jurisdictions began modifying the locality rule. One problem the courts faced had to do with whether a medical specialist practicing in a rural area was in any…
Insurance expert witness Jim Leatzow has been educating and insuring professionals about the risks to their businesses for twenty years. At Leatzow.com, he offers a glossary of jargon associated with risk management. Two of the terms defined are: Claims-Made Insurance A policy written to cover claims “made” or brought during…
From the blog of medical expert witness Dr. Barry E. Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEP: Locality Rules and Qualifying Medical Experts As medicine evolved, however, standards of practice slowly became homogenized across all communities, rural and urban. This happened because medical specialty and subspecialty organizations developed, and physicians were held to…
Insurance expert witness Jim Leatzow has been educating and insuring professionals about the risks to their businesses for twenty years. At Leatzow.com, he offers a glossary of jargon associated with risk management. Two of the terms he defines are: Run-Off Period Time following the expiration of an E&O policy which…