Medical Law's Regan Report articles from December 2000

Medical Law's Regan Report archives from December 2000

The Operation Was a Success But the Patient Died!(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... CAN A CARDIOLOGIST PERFORM CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY WITHOUT A DUTY TO FOLLOW UP ON HIS PATIENT? That was just one of the issues with which the Alabama courts were confronted in this case. By-pass surgery was successful. However, when the patient...

Must Expert be Qualified in Same Specialty as Defendant?(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... CASE ON POINT: Debar v. Women and Infants Hospital 2000 WL 1759782 A.2d -RI ISSUE: Must an expert witness be qualified in the same specialty as a defendant-physician? That was the issue with which the Rhode Island courts were confronted in...

AL: Had Medical Malpractice Limitations Run?: Ergo-Was Suit for `Wrongful Death' Time Barred?(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... CASE FACTS: Ola Mae Craig died as a result of cardiovascular disease. Prior to her death, she was under the medical care and treatment of Dr. Ernest Okeke. Her last office visit was on July 17, 1995. Dr. Okeke prescribed medications for the...

TX: Physician Ordered CIE `Tests' Not `Cultures': Suit for Failure to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... CASE FACTS: Pavline Morrill brought suit against Third Coast Emergency Physicians, Dr. Milton Shaw, and Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital. She alleged that her daughter Sondra, a minor, was negligently diagnosed and treated by Dr. Shaw at the...

HMO `Financial Incentives' for Drs. Can be Deadly.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... CASE ON POINT: Neade v. Portes, 2000 WL 1599462 N.E.2d -IL ISSUE: Many HMOs allocate a particular amount of funds to participating physicians for diagnostic tests as well as other purposes. In many situations, the amounts not utilized are...