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Watch the video below to learn what occurs when there is a failure to correctly interpret x-rays, lab results, and diagnostic tests and learn how electronic health records are handled. Learn More: Failure To Diagnose A Condition – The Most Common Types Of Negligence Is Failure to Diagnose a Form of Medical Negligence? Failure to Diagnose Lawsuit Settlements Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:15 Time Sensitive Testing 1:03 EHR – Electronic Health Record 1:15 Timely Actions For Diagnoses 0:15 Failure To Correctly Interpret X-Rays, Lab Results, And Diagnostic Tests: Time-Sensitive Testing In failing to adequately interpret diagnostic studies, be they blood testing, electrophysiology, radiography, etc. The end result can be devastating. In many cases, in the case of radiography studies, a treating physician may have to make a call on an x-ray after hours. However, more and more, there is a radiologist available. But so much of medicine nowadays, in the world of technology, is attached to doing appropriate studies. 1:03 Failure To Correctly Interpret X-Rays, Lab Results, And Diagnostic Tests: EHR – Electronic Health Record You have to know the best study to order. Once that study is ordered, you need to have it interpreted correctly. If a lab test is missed, maybe it’s not reported, maybe it is reported but the doctor never checks it or frequently, what we see now in the air of the electronic health record, is that the lab result is actually made available but not checked by the physician in a timely fashion. 1:15 Timely Actions For Diagnoses You have to have a qualified person ordering the correct study, that study has to be done timely, that study then has to be interpreted professionally and appropriately. It then needs to be reported timely. and then the result needs to be timely looked at by the treating physician or nurse practitioner physician’s assistant, and then once it’s reported, it has to be read and acted upon. All of these fit together for the betterment of the patient if they’re done properly. If they are not done properly, if there is a delay in any of the steps that I’ve mentioned, then negligence may have occurred and again, in the face of damages, there may be a lawsuit that could be filed. Physicians and other healthcare professionals are trained to detect a variety of health conditions, both minor and major. Correctly diagnosing a health problem is incredibly important, as many minor health issues can rapidly develop into serious and life-threatening issues when left untreated. Serious health problems, such as cancer and heart disease, can progress with alarming speed. In many cases, it’s imperative to find a disease in its early stages so that treatment can begin right away. When doctors fail to diagnose a problem, it can be devastating for the patient. If you suffered unnecessary complications due to a delayed diagnosis, or if your loved one died as a result of a doctor’s failure to diagnose his or her health condition, we can help. Our attorneys work to hold negligent medical professionals accountable, seeking full and fair compensation for victims and their families. The time limits for filing a medical malpractice case are short. If you miss these important deadlines, you risk having your case forever barred. This is why it’s so important to speak to experienced medical malpractice lawyers about your case as soon as you suspect you have been a victim of a failure to diagnose. Medical malpractice cases are complex. As a patient, it’s normal to have a lot of questions about your case and your options. If you feel overwhelmed, you are not alone. Fortunately, you don’t have to feel stressed or confused about the next steps in your case. Because we have in-house medical know-how, we can evaluate the medical questions in your case and provide answers without a lengthy wait. Our internal process involves getting the issues in your case quickly in front of the right physician attorney who, based on his or her medical experience and training, is most likely to have the answers you seek about whether you have a case and how we might help you get the compensation you deserve to help secure a brighter future for you and for your loved ones.

“Who is responsible for the safety of medical devices?” is a common question we get. Watch our video below to learn more about the FDA’s responsibility for medical devices and more. Learn More: Can You Sue For Faulty Medical Equipment? What Are Medical Devices In Defective Medical Device Cases? What Is The Difference Between Medical Malpractice And Medical Negligence? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:14 Responsibility For Medical Devices 0:49 Federal Drug Administration 0:14Who Is Responsible For The Safety Of Medical Devices? Responsibility For Medical Device The answer is everybody, and when I say everybody, from the manufacturer to the distributor to the FDA who has to prove it to the person who uses it. You’ve got to use it properly, and so everybody’s responsible for ensuring that these products are used safely. 0:49 Federal Drug Administration Responsibility for Medical Devices Obviously, during the testing, the research, and development, there are very specific criteria that have to be met by the designers, by the manufacturers of the product in order even before they take it to the FDA, the Federal Drug Administration, in order to be approved, to be tested, and put out in the market. Then obviously, the FDA has to go through the proper steps in order to vet and to make sure that what’s been presented by the manufacturers is something that they are comfortable with selling to the public. The distributors as well, just because you have a product and putting it out there making money doesn’t mean that you don’t have to exercise common sense. If you see people having problems, you have a duty to report it so that people can investigate, so the distributors have some responsibility also. Then lastly, we have a responsibility if you get a machine that you’re supposed to use a particular way, use it that way, follow the instructions. If you don’t do what you’re supposed to do and things go bad, well, you can’t blame the manufacturer, you can’t blame the FDA. You have to blame yourself. It’s a collective responsibility for ensuring that the equipment that we use to help ourselves medically is safe and proper, and used without a whole lot of catastrophe. If you or your loved one has been permanently or seriously injured due to a defective medical device contact the Medical-Legal team at LawMD. More than 10 of our lawyers are also physicians. For serious injuries, LawMD is the right medicine for justice.

What are the kinds of negligence that occurs in the operating room? Watch the video below to learn more about the causes of negligence in the operating room. Learn More: Failure To Diagnose A Condition – The Most Common Types Of Negligence What Is The Difference Between Medical Malpractice And Medical Negligence? What Is Proof Of Medical Negligence? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:30 Kinds of Negligence That Occurs in the Operating Room: Negligence In Surgery The question arises, what kind of negligence occurs in the operating room, and the causes of negligence in the operating room?  The fact is that there’s quite a few negligent acts that occur, which should never occur. Negligence is 100% preventable and that includes the kinds of injuries that occur in the operating room. 0:30 Kinds of Negligence That Occurs in the Operating Room: Negligence In Surgery One example of course, is the wrong patient is operated on. Another is that the wrong site is operated on where they do the wrong body part, right arm instead of the left arm. Frequently, there are problems associated with posturing of the patient and the positioning of the patient in the operating room. Patients are asleep, they can’t protect themselves. Positioning is very important. Obviously leaving foreign materials and foreign bodies like sponges and instruments inside the abdomen when they close and forgetting about them should never occur. Anesthesia problems that are associated with starting IVs in an improper way,  that can cause damage or failure to protect the airway and that is a big one. Yet another one is not protecting the eyes and causing injuries to the eyes. These are just a few of the kinds of negligence, which can and do occur in the operating room and should never occur. Negligence is always 100% preventable. If you think that you’ve been a victim of one of these forms of negligence and you have further questions, feel free to call us. Medical malpractice claims can be wrought with incredible complexity, but chances are that there are few or none who can know the medical issues in your case like medical professionals. If you are seeking compensation in a medical negligence claim, you should have experienced medical malpractice lawyers working for you on that case; You will also stand to benefit from medical professionals on your side. With LawMD, you get both. At LawMD, our attorneys are not just award-winning legal professionals; most of them are also medical doctors. Our team comprises medical professionals with specialties and capacity in emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, radiology, dentistry, and a number of other specialties and subspecialties. We also consist of highly respected trial lawyers, seasoned negotiators, and experienced litigators. It is this winning combination of legal and medical knowledge that earns our reputation among many as the legal team with “the right medicine for justice.”

Do you want to learn more about wrong site surgery and wrong patient surgical negligence? You’re in the right place. Watch the video below to learn more about wrong site, wrong-patient surgery, and wrong procedure instances. Learn More: Failure To Diagnose A Condition – The Most Common Types Of Negligence What Is Proof Of Medical Negligence? Is Failure to Diagnose a Form of Medical Negligence? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:18 Wrong Site Surgery 1:01 Wrong Patient Surgery One of the most egregious kinds of negligence is negligence that’s related to wrong site surgery. 0:18 Wrong Procedure and Wrong Site Surgery Wrong site surgery happens every year without fail and it should never occur. Wrong site surgery is 100% preventable and part of medical negligence. One of the ways that this has happened in the past and continues to happen is that surgeons are so busy that they should always know which patient they’re operating on, or be sure they’re operating on the correct patient. A Doctor could be doing five hernia repairs that day, and he just gets confused as to which patient is going to have a right inguinal hernia repair or which patient is going to have a left inguinal hernia repair. 1:01 Wrong Patient Surgery Many times, he’ll go into the operating room, the patient is already draped. They don’t even know which patient they’re operating on just by looking at the draped patient with only that site of the incision exposed. Whether it’s operating on the wrong hernia, whether it’s removing the wrong organ, whether it’s operating on the wrong patient, these are the kinds of negligence which are inexcusable in a hospital setting. Doctors in the Courtroom, Fighting for the Injured in Medical Negligence Cases Medical malpractice claims can be wrought with incredible complexity, but chances are that there are few or none who can know the medical issues in your case like medical professionals. If you are seeking compensation in a medical malpractice claim, you should have experienced medical malpractice lawyers working for you on that case; You will also stand to benefit from medical professionals on your side. With LawMD, you get both. At LawMD, our attorneys are not just award-winning legal professionals; most of them are also medical doctors. Our team comprises medical professionals with specialties and capacity in emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, radiology, dentistry, and a number of other specialties and subspecialties. We also consist of highly respected trial lawyers, seasoned negotiators, and experienced litigators. It is this winning combination of legal and medical knowledge that earns our reputation among many as the legal team with “the right medicine for justice.”

A failure to diagnose meningitis can have disastrous effects, but you can recoup some of the damage that has been done. Watch the video below to learn more about diagnosing meningitis cases from one of our medical malpractice attorneys. Learn More: Failure To Diagnose Chronic Health Conditions, Such As Diabetes Is Failure to Diagnose a Form of Medical Negligence? Can You Sue a Doctor for Failure to Diagnose? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:17 Failure To Diagnose Meningitis 1:11 Damages For Failure To Diagnose 0:17 Failure To Diagnose Meningitis Meningitis is an infectious disease. It’s normally picked up in kids that present with mental status changes or lethargy fever, sometimes a rigid neck, sometimes the patient may not want to move their neck for the pain that they’re having. The key to really picking up meningitis early is a timely lumbar puncture, a spinal tap for lack of a better term. That spinal tap needs to be looked at in the laboratory by a qualified pathologist. The treating physician then has to properly interpret what he or she is reported by the pathologist, and the baby then has to go on appropriate antibiotic therapy to hopefully do well with meningitis. But it is a devastating illness if not timely treated because it’s another problem that impacts an individual for the entirety of their life. 1:11 Damages For Failure To Diagnose As a result, the damages in those cases is enormous. You frequently do have to get a life care planner involved to get any kind of a handle on what the damages truly are. So again, timely pickup is very important and the delay can mean the difference in life and death, and particularly a difference in quality of life for that individual. Proving that a failure to treat was the result of medical malpractice can be extremely difficult. There is a difference between a bad outcome and medical negligence. It must be proven that the doctor and other medical professionals failed to adhere to the proper standard of care in their evaluation and treatment of the patient. This requires extensive experience and an in-depth understanding of both the law and the complex medical issues involved in these types of cases. At LawMD, many of our failure to treat attorneys are also licensed physicians who use their rich background of knowledge to help victims of medical malpractice fight for the compensation they deserve after a medical error. If you or a loved one has suffered because of a doctor’s failure to treat a disease, illness, or medical condition, LawMD’s lawyers stand ready to help. LawMD is the right medicine for justice.

What is medical product liability? Great question, watch the video below to learn the difference between medical product liability vs. defective medical device liability. Learn More: Who Is Responsible For The Safety Of Medical Devices? Who Is Responsible For The Safety Of Medical Devices? Can You Sue For Faulty Medical Equipment? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:10 Product Liability Vs Device Liability 0:26 Included In Medical Product Liability 0:10 Product Liability Vs Device Liability People sometimes ask, What’s the difference between product liability, medical product liability, defective device liability, and medical device liability. 0:26 Included In Medical Product Liability Medical devices fall under medical products. So medical product liability includes medical devices, but it also includes medicines. The product when I say medicines includes medicine, includes blood products, it includes plasma and red blood cells, and things like that. All things that are not naturally part of the human body, that are used to basically heal people are deemed to be medical products. It’s really the same theory of liability with medical devices, but it’s more expansive in terms of what’s included, so that’s the difference. Once again, if any of you all believe that you are a victim of medical product liability, if you think that you have gotten some defect, it’s a medicine that was defective or basically we’re giving medicine that you shouldn’t have been given, the pharmacy gave you the wrong type, any of these circumstances, please reach out to LawMD, and we’ll be more than happy to answer your questions. Aggressive Representation for All Defective Medical Device Claims LawMD investigates claims of injuries and death related to all medical implants and devices, regardless of whether or not they have been the subject of publicized complaints or recalls. Most of our physician-attorneys are either current or past treating doctors in, collectively, a wide range of medical specialties. There is a good chance one or more of our physician attorneys have actually treated medical conditions similar to the ones from which you or your loved one now suffers. That translates into care and understanding as your Counselors, and know-how as your Advocates. Because we have in-house medical know-how, we can evaluate the medical questions in your case and provide answers without a lengthy wait. Our internal process involves getting the issues in your case quickly in front of the right physician attorney who, based on his or her medical experience and training, is most likely to have the answers you seek about whether you have a case and how we might help you get the compensation you deserve to help secure a brighter future for you and for your loved ones.

Do you want to learn more about the intracranial hemorrhage recovery period for newborns? Watch the video below to learn more about intracranial hemorrhage recovery in newborns. Learn More: What To Do If Your Baby Is In The Newborn ICU With An Intracranial Hemorrhage What Are The Signs and Symptoms Of Intracranial Hemorrhage? Intracranial Hemorrhage: Can A Newborn Survive It? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:24 Risks of Intraventricular Hemorrhage 0:51 Ventricles On The Brain 1:10 Signs Of Intracranial Hemorrhage 0:24  Intracranial Hemorrhage Recovery For Newborns: Risks of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Once a baby is stabilized with intracranial hemorrhage or intraventricular hemorrhage, the baby will get out of the hospital at the same time that it normally would. If the baby is stabilized, it can take food well and eventually could nipple and drink from a bottle, the baby is going to go home at the same time that other babies would at that gestational age. 0:51 Ventricles On The Brain Some babies will develop complications from intracranial hemorrhage. These occur because the blood sometimes clots in the ventricles and it includes the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into and out of the ventricles. Cerebrospinal fluid is a clear, colorless body fluid found within the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord of all vertebrates. CSF is produced by specialized ependymal cells in the choroid plexus of the ventricles of the brain and absorbed in the arachnoid granulations. 1:10 Signs Of Intracranial Hemorrhage This can actually cause a buildup of spinal fluid and it can cause the brain to swell, and when that happens, the baby can have symptoms like seizures or lethargy, and in fact, if it goes on long enough, the head can start to enlarge. So with some of the bleeds that are more severe, the neonatologists will tell you to watch for certain signs and symptoms like I’ve described. With the more simple bleeds, that’s not going to be the case. Now, most neonatologists will continue to follow all babies who have had an intracranial or intraventricular hemorrhage for several months so that those babies can be checked out for head growth, body development, neurologic involvement, and that occurs in what most neonatal units call the neonatal follow-up clinic. That usually takes about a year until the doctors will dismiss you from that clinic. Also, you will be observed by your pediatrician during that first year. So you’ll have two sets of eyes looking at the baby and making sure that everything is going well. As I said before, most intracranial or intraventricular hemorrhages do well, but there are some that will have problems and you’ll be instructed on that by the people who discharged the baby from the hospital. If your baby has been affected by an intracranial or intraventricular hemorrhage you deserve more than just answers—you deserve full and fair compensation. The dedicated Physician Attorneys at LawMD are nationally recognized for their work. We help families across the United States; let us help yours. If you or your loved one has been permanently or seriously injured due to negligence of a Doctor or Hospital, contact the Medical-Legal team at LawMD. More than 10 of our lawyers are also physicians. For serious injuries, LawMD is the right medicine for justice.

Do you want to learn what to do if your baby is in the newborn ICU? You’re in the right place. Watch our video below to learn how you can approach intracranial hemorrhage in newborn cases. Learn More What Are The Signs and Symptoms Of Intracranial Hemorrhage? Intracranial Hemorrhage: Can A Newborn Survive It? Can A Brain Bleed Heal Itself? – Bleeding in the Brain Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:16 In Cases Of Intracranial Hemorrhage 1:14 Things To Ask In Cases Of Intracranial Hemorrhage 0:16 In Cases Of Intracranial Hemorrhage If your baby is in the newborn intensive care unit and your physician or nurse tells you that the baby has intracranial hemorrhage or intraventricular hemorrhage, it’s important for you to understand that most of these babies will do fine. When you have this sort of thing told to you, you need to realize that the doctors want to inform you and the nurses want to inform you about what’s happening to the baby day in and day out. That’s their job and they take it very seriously. I don’t want you to worry that this particular thing is a harbinger of problems for the baby throughout their life. In many cases, it’s not, but what you need to do is question the doctor about how the baby is doing from all aspects. 1:14 Things To Ask For Intracranial Hemorrhage in Newborn Cases Is the baby moving the way that he or she should move? Is the baby taking feeds well? Have all the problems that occurred around the time that the hemorrhage occurred resolved at this point like the blood pressure and that sort of thing? If you ask those questions and the answers are good, then you should be encouraged that things are going in the right direction. As I said before, most of these babies do survive and most of the survivors do very well. If your baby has been affected by an Intracranial Hemorrhage (Birth Injury), you deserve more than just answers—you deserve full and fair compensation. The dedicated Physician Attorneys at LawMD are nationally recognized for their work. We help families across the United States; let us help yours. If you or your loved one has been permanently or seriously injured due to negligence of a Doctor or Hospital, contact the Medical-Legal team at LawMD. More than 10 of our lawyers are also physicians. For serious injuries, LawMD is the right medicine for justice.

Watch the video below to learn more about delay in diagnosis, failure to diagnose cancer, and failure to diagnose diabetes cases. Learn More: Delayed Diagnosis Overview – What To Do When A Delayed Diagnosis Causes Irreversible Harm Is a Delay in Diagnosis Considered Failure to Diagnose? How Do You Prove Delayed Diagnosis? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:21 Delayed Diagnosis The single most common cause of medical negligence that leads to catastrophic injury is the failure to diagnose. There are failure to diagnose cancer and failure to diagnose diabetes and much more. 0:21 Delayed Diagnosis It occurs in a whole variety of clinical scenarios. It’s failure to diagnose cancer, that’s an obvious one. Failure to diagnose heart attacks, that’s common. Failure to diagnose strokes or blood clots going to the lungs, pulmonary emboli. Failure to diagnose infections of all kinds. One of the most tragic ones we see are failure to diagnose meningitis in children results in catastrophic injury, often with death. Almost every condition is more easily treated when it’s caught early in its course rather than in its end-stage. Because we have in-house medical know-how, we can evaluate the medical questions in your case and provide answers without a lengthy wait. Our internal process involves getting the issues in your case quickly in front of the right physician-attorney who, based on his or her medical experience and training, is most likely to have the answers you seek about whether you have a case and how we might help you get the compensation you deserve to help secure a brighter future for you and for your loved ones. Medical malpractice claims can be wrought with incredible complexity, but chances are that there are few or none who can know the medical issues in your case like medical professionals. If you are seeking compensation in a medical malpractice claim, you should have experienced medical malpractice lawyers working for you on that case; You will also stand to benefit from medical professionals on your side. With LawMD, you get both. At LawMD, our attorneys are not just award-winning legal professionals; most of them are also medical doctors. Our team comprises medical professionals with specialties and capacity in emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, radiology, dentistry, and a number of other specialties and subspecialties. We also consist of highly respected trial lawyers, seasoned negotiators, and experienced litigators. It is this winning combination of legal and medical knowledge that earns our reputation among many as the legal team with “the right medicine for justice.”

“What is cauda equina syndrome in medical malpractice cases and what to do about it?” is a common question we get. Watch the video below to learn more about cauda equina syndrome red flags,  symptoms, and its causes. Learn More What Is The Difference Between Medical Malpractice And Medical Negligence? Do I Have A Medical Malpractice Case? – What Is The Attorney “Taking On?” The Consequences Of Medical Malpractice Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:43 Cauda Equina Syndrome 1:30 Causes 2:41 Symptoms One of the common catastrophes that occurs as a result of negligence is the failure to diagnose something that is compressing the spinal cord, which results in symptoms related to the compression, whether it’s weakness in the legs or paralysis or loss of sensation in the extremities, particularly the lower extremities, loss of bladder and bowel control. 0:43 Cauda Equina Syndrome There’s a name for that. In medicine, it’s called Cauda Equina Syndrome, and when Cauda Equina Syndrome occurs, it is a medical and surgical emergency. Time is of the essence because it must be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. The longer the pressure occurs on the spinal cord, the more likely the blood flow to the spinal cord is going to be impaired and death of these nerves of the spinal cord result. So early diagnosis, prompt diagnosis, and treatment is essential. One of the common questions is what are the signs and symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome and how do they progress? 1:30 Cause of Cauda Equina Syndrome Typically, there’s a pre-existing injury to the spine. Whether it’s an automobile accident or trauma of some other sort, it can be as a result of what happens in the operating room. It can be a congenital problem like a cyst on the spinal cord, but they always start, almost always start first with back pain. Now back pain is ubiquitous and it’s commonplace and it occurs on forty percent of people at some time. So back pain by itself is not enough to diagnose Cauda Equina Syndrome. But what happens, is that back pain then progresses to other symptoms. The patient starts getting numbness down his leg or her leg. They can’t straighten their knee or they can’t bear weight on the leg. So weakness of the leg is one of the necessary symptoms. It can then progress to other areas. Patients will develop bladder or bowel problems. They have involuntary urinary symptoms. 2:41 Cauda Equina Syndrome Symptoms This combination of back pain with progression to numbness and weakness in the one leg and then followed by bladder and bowel problems is the definition of Cauda Equina Syndrome. It is always an emergency. When these symptoms progress, they must be recognized immediately and surgical release of the pressure that’s causing the compression of the nerves of the spinal cord must be done to prevent permanent injury. If a doctor or another medical professional’s failure to treat an illness, disease, or condition was a result of conduct that did not meet the applicable standard of care and the patient suffered as a result, the patient and/or their family may be entitled to compensation. That is why it is important to consult with our experienced medical malpractice attorneys to hold doctors accountable for their negligent failure to treat. At LawMD, we work tirelessly to obtain compensation for victims of medical malpractice throughout the United States. Most of our physician-attorneys are either current or past treating doctors in, collectively, a wide range of medical specialties. There is a good chance one or more of our physician attorneys have actually treated medical conditions similar to the ones from which you or your loved one now suffers. That translates into care and understanding as your Counselors, and know-how as your Advocates.

Do you want to learn more about health insurance fraud or healthcare fraud? If so, you’re in the right place. Watch the video below to get answers to your question “what is healthcare fraud?” and learn about the different types of health insurance fraud. Learn More: Do I Have A Medical Malpractice Case? – What Is The Attorney “Taking On?” What Is The Difference Between Medical Malpractice And Medical Negligence? The Consequences Of Medical Malpractice Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:43 False Claims Act Of 1863 1:19 Upcoding 2:17 Qui Tam Action 4:02 Treble Damages I was asked to talk a little bit about types of health insurance fraud. This is a serious topic and from the standpoint of health insurance fraud, what we are generally speaking of in the legal world is the filing of false claims. With the federal insurance payers, these would be medicare, Medicaid, Tricare and in the case of the military or the federal employees, it would be the health benefit plan. 0:43 Health Insurance Fraud: False Claims Act Of 1863 There’s an old law that actually dates back to the time of Abraham Lincoln called the False Claims Act. In the case of health care, the biggest payer by far in this country is the United States government. Interestingly enough, Medicaid is also partially funded by state governments. So fraud, and it can be simply billing to the federal payers for a procedure that’s billed but not performed at all. 1:19 Health Insurance Fraud: Upcoding Perhaps a procedure was performed but it’s upcoded where the person is requesting more money than he or she should have for the provision of a health care service, or perhaps there is a problem with a kickback, where a kickback is being paid in consideration of a referral, or where a practitioner is referring healthcare work to some entity in which he has an ownership interest such that he’s essentially double-dipping. In the case where health care fraud is performed, the United States government clearly has a major interest in identifying that fraud and abuse and stopping it. As such, when a private patient reports such a situation to his or her legal counsel, that lawyer is required if he is seeking some redress, to deal with the United States government through what is called a Qui Tam Action. 2:17 Health Insurance Fraud: Qui Tam Action As a result, what the government essentially does is if a plaintiff, or in the case of false claims act cases, is called a relator. If the health care fraud is reported by that relator, the government gets a shot to look at that material and to determine if there is truly merit to the relator’s claim. And if that’s the case, the government will prosecute the case, they will intervene, pursue the case, and the relator is compensated, basically up to twenty-five percent depending on the scenario of what the government is able to recover from the individuals responsible for the fraud. So in other words, just for the sake of simple numbers, if the government recovered a hundred thousand dollars, the relator could potentially recover twenty-five thousand. Frequently, it’s twenty percent instead of twenty-five depending on whether the government intervenes or it doesn’t. But if the government does intervene, the case is usually going to be settled because these cases typically do not turn out favorably for the defendants. The government has vast resources, they’re able to investigate and identify frauds more quickly than virtually any other entity around us. There generally is ample motivation for these defendants to look at trying to settle with the United States government. The penalties are enormous. They can be up to twelve thousand dollars per claim. So you can do the math if there are a hundred claims at twelve thousand dollars each. Usually, though, they’re more. 4:02 Types of  Health Insurance Fraud: Treble Damages To boot, they can be assessed trebled damages, so three times whatever the value of the fraud is. And remember, the relator, the whistleblower, is able to take a reasonably decent percentage of whatever the government is able to recover. This is an area in particular where I have some pretty significant experience. It also demands an in-depth knowledge of health care, it’s delivery, and where fraud can occur in the healthcare system, and they’re a substantial number and a substantial number of variations that it can occur on that theme. That is, these fraudsters are always looking for a bigger and better way to defraud the government and make money doing it. It’s important that if you suspect healthcare fraud, that you report it to a qualified attorney who has experience in filing Qui Tam Actions, both at the state and federal levels. There are state False Claims acts in most cases, and again, if Medicaid is involved, you can get the state and the feds involved, and in doing so, not only help your country and its treasury but also help yourself. Because we have in-house medical know-how, we can evaluate the medical questions in your case and provide answers without a lengthy wait. Our internal process involves getting the issues in your case quickly in front of the right physician-attorney who, based on his or her medical experience and training, is most likely to have the answers you seek about whether you have a case and how we might help you get the compensation you deserve to help secure a brighter future for you and for your loved ones. At LawMD, our attorneys are not just award-winning legal professionals; most of them are also medical doctors. Our team comprises medical professionals with specialties and capacity in emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, radiology, dentistry, and a number of other specialties and subspecialties. We also consist of highly respected trial lawyers, seasoned negotiators, and experienced litigators. It is this winning combination of legal and medical knowledge that earns our reputation among many as the legal team with “the right medicine for justice.”

Do you want to learn more about peripartum cardiomyopathy – types of medical malpractice cases? You’re in the right place. Watch the video below to learn more about these cases from a medical malpractice lawyer. Learn More: What Are The Kinds Of Negligence That Occurs In The Operating Room According To A Medical Malpractice Lawyer? The Consequences Of Medical Malpractice What Is The Average Payout For Medical Negligence? Video Transcript Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:10 Peripartum Cardiomyopathy types of Medical Malpractice Cases 0:20 Case about 30-year-old lady 0:50 Decompensation ( Loss of Homeostasis) 1:10 Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) 0:10 Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Types of Medical Malpractice Cases People oftentimes ask me, okay, what are some of the cases that you’ve worked that you actually litigated and tried, that you feel best about? 0:20 Case About 30-year-old Lady There was one case in particular where there was a lady, she’s about 30 years old, she was pregnant with her first child, and she delivered the baby. And then right after she delivered the baby, she started having problems with her heart, or heart rate went up, started retaining fluid. And appropriately, she got sent to the cardiology floor, they worked her up, they really didn’t figure out what was going on. But they put it back on a normal unit. 0:50 Decompensation (Loss of Homeostasis) And when the day that they were going to discharge her, she literally unraveled she d compensated, she went into the cardiopulmonary arrest. The doctors came in and put in IVs, and she died. 1:10 Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) All they needed to do in order to save her was to leave her alone, she had something called peripartum cardiomyopathy, which means heart damage or heart problems after delivery of a baby. In these cases, you know, 99% of the women that live, their hearts don’t function well for maybe days, two weeks, but then everything comes back to baseline and normal. And all that has to happen is that these people have got to be sustained. They’ve got to be maintained. So you know, watch them, make sure that they don’t collect fluids. So given Lasix, so the fluid doesn’t collect, they don’t go into heart failure, and keep them keep them comfortable. And when this lady started exhibiting symptoms of cardiac instability, the physicians that were there, they gave her fluid. Here she is with a weak heart, her heart can’t pump fluid. She’s got too much fluid on her lungs anyway. And they basically give her two to three liters of fluid and she functionally drowned in her own fluid. Just catastrophe did catastrophic. It would. It was horrible. But I’ve tried this case, they didn’t offer anything in settlement. And we got to believe it was $2.6 million verdict. It was a week-long trial, and we brought in some of the best and brightest experts. So that’s one case that stands out and, you know, the end result is that this kid now is about 19 years old. She’s got a college trust fund that sitting there waiting on her for when she turns 21.