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Did You Know?
Patients die in hospitals and in care from negligence
Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals annually each year due to preventable medical errors, the Institute of Medicine found.
Whenever you go to a Chicago medical professional for consultation
or treatment, it is expected that the doctor, nurse, or physician
will treat you with the top quality the medical profession demands.
Medical Malpractice is a doctor's failure to exercise the degree
of care and skill that a physician, surgeon, or any other medical
professional would use under routine circumstances.
Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiar
1The classification of counties into urban or rural groups is based on the list of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) defined by the Office of Management and Budget. For the purpose of this table, a rural area of residence is defined as an MSA with fewer than 50,000 resident population.2The July 1 enrollment counts used to calculate fee-for-service program payments per enrollee do not include Medicare enrollees in managed care plans.|
3Excludes Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, in Illinois
Amount in Millions
7,559
Per Person Served
5,768
Per Enrollee2
5,257
Urban program payments Amount in Millions
6,111
Urban program Per Enrollee2
6,172
Urban program Per Person Served
5,535
Rural Program Amount in Millions
1,449
Rural Program Person Served
4,520
Rural Program Per Enrollee2
4,335
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Information Services: Data from the Medicare Decision Support Access Facility; data development by the Office of Research, Development, and Information.
Medical Malpractice is a serious issue in Chicago hospitals
and is a leading cause of wrongful death. Over 225,000 people die
from medicalmalpracticerelated
injuries in a single year.
Chicago Verdicts and Settlements
Illinois woman receives $11.5 million for injury sustained in car crash
(6/12/2002)
Salonica Prado, age 17, sustained permanent brain damage when the car in which she was a passenger, that was being chased by Evanston, Illinois police officers in an unmarked car, crashed into a commercial building.
There are many different ways you or someone you know can be seriously
injured as a result of medical malpractice. The following are several
of the ways an individual can die due to medical malpractice:
Surgical Malpractice
Medication Errors
Bacterial Infections
Birth Injury
Dental Malpractice
Diagnosis Error
Negligence
Wrong Site Surgery
Gastric Bypass Errors
Dental Malpractice
Breast Implant Malpractice
Emergency Room Errors
Elder Abuse / Nursing Home Neglect
There are many other ways to experience debilitating personal injuries
due to medical malpractice and the negligence of doctors, nurses,
or other medical professionals. You can contact us if you have any
questions pertaining to wrongful deaths, personal injuries, or medical
malpractice.
One of the most frequent causes of wrongful death in Chicago
is medical malpractice. Thousands die each year and this kind
of wrongful death is not filed or goes unnoticed. Contact us if
you think a relative or someone you know in Chicago has died
as a result of medical malpractice.
Debate over Malpractice Reform
Audio, RM, 44 Kbps, 5:54, 2/1/2005
One of President Bush's top domestic priorities this year is health care. He frequently speaks about medical malpractice reform and is proposing a cap on non-economic damages. But some critics say those types of damages aren't the problem. Source: National Public Radio
Definition:
Damages payable for items other than monetary losses, such as pain and suffering. The term technically includes punitive damages, but those are typically discussed separately.
Comparative negligence
Definition:
The doctrine of comparing degrees of fault among the responsible parties.
Board-certified specialist
Definition:
A physician who has successfully completed an ACGME-approved residency program or its equivalent in an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)-recognized specialty and has been certified by an ABMS member board
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Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiar
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