Orlando Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog

In Orlando Hospitals, medical malpractice involving weight loss surgical errors are increasing because of poorly trained doctors and inexperienced doctors. As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers, it appears that patients are focused on the end result - a size 10 dress -- and often choose to ignore the string of complications which may occur. Orlando doctors may not fully disclose the risks involved and may fail to provide proper patient education.

It is crucial that the gastric bypass surgeon take the time to educate patients and their families about the symptoms of postoperative complications along with the need to return to the hospital if symptoms appear. The doctor is obligated to devote sufficient time to monitoring postoperative recoveries. The presence of a leak can often be confirmed by relatively simple gastrointestinal x-rays.

Gastric bypass surgery requires cutting and reconnecting of tissue. Problems with the stitches or staple line connections can be catastrophic. Leaking of gastrointestinal juices from the surgical connections can lead to serious infection, abscess, peritonitis, and death. Leaking must be investigated immediately.

By the second day after gastric bypass surgery pain should be greatly diminished or absent. If there is worsening pain, or back pain, or left shoulder pain, or excessive urination, or breathing difficulty, or significant anxiety, the surgeon must suspect a leak. The doctor's failure to take a gastric bypass patient's complaints seriously and failing to act quickly is an example of medical malpractice.

There have been many gastric bypass medical malpractice claims for irreversible infections leading to organ failure and death caused by leaks, complications following leaks, esophageal disruption, delayed diagnosis, several corrective surgeries, perforation and sepsis. Sadly, so many claims could have been prevented. Doctors, nurses and hospital staff should take all reasonable precautions during and after gastric bypass and lap band surgery.
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Orlando medical malpractice continues at Orlando Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital. As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers, we find that recent federal regulations may increase hospital costs when medical malpractice happens. Medicare, the largest insurance provider in the country, announced that it will no longer be financially responsible for the costs of hospital’s medical errors, nor will these costs be pinned on patients themselves.

According to a study by The Institute of Medicine, conducted in 1999, preventable medical errors cause the deaths of 44,000-98,000 people each year. These deaths are the result of many preventable errors dealing with misdiagnosis, improper treatment, and inadequate preventative care.

Some of the medical malpractice that Medicaid will no longer pay for include (1)Incompatible blood transfusions, (2) Development of infections after certain surgeries,(3)A second operation to retrieve a sponge left from initial operation,(4) Serious bed sores, (5) Injuries from certain falls and (6) Urinary tract infections caused by catheters.

Surprisingly, this new enforcement offers little financial benefit to the insurance companies, according to a The New York Times report. Instead, the new rule is acting as a catalyst to move medical professionals in the direction of preventative care. This step is hoped to support the transition from focusing on quantity of care to focusing on the quality of medical care.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress on medical issues, recently recommended that payments to some hospitals be reduced if those hospitals experience high readmission rates. Furthermore, Medicare is offering bonuses to hospitals that merely report their quality measures, yet another incentive for hospitals to become more accurate.

The approach Medicare is taking has been adopted by other insurance companies: both private and public and even by some state laws. Maine was the first state to ban payment for hospital error all together and at least 20 states have laws requiring hospitals to report to the public if they make a preventable mistake.

Perhaps, this new approach will help limit medical errors. Reportedly, some hospitals are taking initiative by collaborating with each other; trying to discover common problems they all face and discussing possible solutions to them. Certainly Orlando Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital, like all hospitals, can do more to reduce medical errors and medical malpractice.

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