By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Monday, October 8, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. Alcoholism and drug addiction is a disease that can impact anyone–whether you’re a neurosurgeon or a barista. In fact, ProPublica recently conducted an investigative report on a neurosurgeon deemed so “bad” that he eventually faced criminal charges. Among the concerns raised about the doctor was his frequent use of drugs and alcohol. Drug addiction among doctors is not rare. According to the Los Angeles Times as many as 15% of doctors might have an addiction problem. In fact, drug addiction among medical professionals may be higher than the general population. While drug addiction among the general population averages between......
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When Doctors Abuse Drugs
October 8th, 2018Medical Malpractice and Medical Records
October 5th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Friday, October 5, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. Electronic medical records, when they were first being promoted in the medical community, were touted for their ability to improve health care. Yet, recent reports and studies indicate that they might not be the magic solution to improved health care that they may have initially seemed to be. Why? According to one doctor writing for the Atlantic, some nursing facilities and doctors continue to rely on paper medical records, other doctors rely on proprietary medical record-keeping technology, and yet others work with electronic records systems that don’t interface well with different systems. What is the result? The doctor writing......
read morePreventable Maternal Injuries Abound in the United States
October 5th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Friday, October 5, 2018. The United States has become the most dangerous country in the developed world for women to give birth, according to a USA TODAY report. This alarming statistic is highlighted in USA TODAY reporter Alison Young’s Hospitals Know How to Protect Mothers. They Just Aren’t Doing It. When compared to Germany, France, and England, there were more than twice as many incidences of maternal death in the United States from 1990 to 2015. In this country every year, more than 50,000 women sustain severe injuries during child birth, and approximately 700 women die, according to Young’s investigation. But these numbers could be greatly......
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