Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice and Medical Records
By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling 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 for…
Read MoreCancer Center Faces Scrutiny After Deal with Artificial Intelligence Company
By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Thursday, September 27, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. When an artificial intelligence company partnered up with one of the nation’s leading cancer research institutions, the public response was less than positive. According to the New York Times, the deal would give the artificial intelligence company access to the cancer center’s massive collection of tissue slides. The cancer center has recently faced increased scrutiny as major news outlets have revealed potential conflicts of interest between the chief medical officer and health and drug companies. The biggest concern that patients expressed involved their privacy rights. Some patients worried that their health data might be used to commercial ends. Patients have…
Read MoreShould Doctors Apologize for Medical Mistakes?
By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Thursday, September 27, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. Doctors are only human. They sometimes make mistakes. We want to believe that when we seek medical treatment, the treatment we are receiving is based on a perfect science, but the reality is that doctors can make mistakes just like the rest of us. Unfortunately, when doctors do make mistakes, they may be less likely to apologize or admit to having made an error due to the fear over a lawsuit. Yet, when an error is glaring, and doctors fail to apologize, this, in itself, can lead to a greater risk of lawsuits. CNN reports on a case where a…
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