CONTENTS:
- Perspective: Is thrombolytic therapy for stroke the standard of care?
- Use of technology in the courtroom lags in med-mal cases
- Nevada to make malpractice history of physicians available to public
Perspective: Is thrombolytic therapy for stroke the standard of care?
Medical malpractice attorneys are seeing increasing numbers of claims in the area of stroke treatment. The issues are rarely as clear-cut as they may seem at first blush.A thorough review of each specific situation by a physician well-versed in recent evidence for and against the emergency treatment of stroke using this or another invasive therapy is mandatory. For more on this issue and links to helpful resources, click here.
Use of technology in the courtroom lags in med-mal cases
As courtroom presentation technology has evolved, more and more lawyers, paralegals and IT staff have become familiar with the tools to make effective courtroom presentations. While it is virtually certain that technology will be used in the courtroom in substantial matters involving commercial disputes, construction site accidents, defective products and pharmaceutical cases, the same cannot be said for medical malpractice cases. Read more about this here.
Nevada to make malpractice history of physicians available to public
Nevada regulators are planning to post more information about doctors’ malpractice history on the Board of Medical Examiners Web site. North Carolina is planning to roll out a similar program soon, and many other states already publicize this information.