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• Virginia Hospitals Rank 39th in the Country in Patient Safety

  Staff Writer | May 04, 2006 7:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  One very troubling aspect of the new Health Grade studies which reports 250,000 Medicare patients killed by preventable medical mistakes during the three years, is the performance of Virginia hospitals. Among the 50 states, Virginia's hospitals were ranked 39th. West Virginia, by comparison, was ranked 17th. Only four Virginia hospitals were included on the list of best-performing hospitals...

• New Study Shows Incidence of Medical Malpractice Still Widespread

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A new study by Health Grades released in April 2006, reports that 250,246 Medicare patients were killed by potentially preventable medical errors in hospitals over a three year period. In a previous report, Health Grades estimated that within the entire patient population, not just Medicare patients, there were 575,000 preventable deaths caused by medical errors over a three year period. This...

• House Bill to Protect Manufacturers of Defective Products

  Staff Writer | May 01, 2006 8:03 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives is considering a bill which would protect manufacturers of defective products from lawsuits by persons injured by those products. HR3509 would completely eliminate the rights of workers covered by workers' compensation to hold the sellers and manufacturers of this equipment accountable when they are injured by a defective product that is...