$ 5.83 million verdict Patient dies
after primary care physician discontinues aspirin regimen Action: Medical malpractice Attorney: Adam R. Satin, Lubin & Meyer, Boston
In 2012, Attorney Satin achieved two of the five largest verdicts of the year — a $ 5.83 million verdict for the family of a patient who died
after his primary care physician discontinued his aspirin regimen, and a $ 3,582,831 judgment for the mother of a 12 - year - old boy who died after an emergency room doctor failed to transfer him in time to treat a malfunctioning shunt.
Not exact matches
In sector
after sector of life — education, religion, politics, health
care and policing — we assume that we should distrust those in positions of power and assume that self - interest is their
primary motivator.
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An - alyzing «
primary end points» (death, cardiac arrest, rehos - pitalization, etc.)
after 26 weeks, the researchers concluded «intercessory prayer had no significant effect on medical outcomes
after hos - pitalization in a coronary
care unit.»
What I have learned (and again, this is from my own experience) that I'm able to incorporate gluten and dairy back into my diet —
after abstaining for a year and repairing my gut with the help of my
primary care doc and nutritionist — in SMALL doses.
Dr. Rachelle has joined Holistic Fertility Center
after completing a
primary care Residency program in San Francisco.
If you are concerned if, indeed, you are producing the milk your baby needs at this time, please contact your infant's
primary care provider to have a before and
after weight done.
Main outcome measure A composite
primary outcome of perinatal mortality and intrapartum related neonatal morbidities (stillbirth
after start of
care in labour, early neonatal death, neonatal encephalopathy, meconium aspiration syndrome, brachial plexus injury, fractured humerus, or fractured clavicle) was used to compare outcomes by planned place of birth at the start of
care in labour (at home, freestanding midwifery units, alongside midwifery units, and obstetric units).
The
primary outcome was a composite of perinatal mortality and specific neonatal morbidities: stillbirth
after the start of
care in labour, early neonatal death, neonatal encephalopathy, meconium aspiration syndrome, brachial plexus injury, fractured humerus, and fractured clavicle.13 This composite measure was designed to capture outcomes that may be related to the quality of intrapartum
care, including morbidities associated with intrapartum asphyxia and birth trauma.
The center offers Toddlers, Pre-
Primary Class,
Primary Class, and Before and
After School
Care programs.
Differences in weight patterns continue even
after complementary foods are introduced.4 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that health
care providers in
primary care settings use the 2000 CDC growth reference charts for children and teens aged 2 to 20 years to monitor growth in the United States.
C - Rae's Birth Story Mama: Maggie M. Type of Birth: Vaginal, unmedicated Birth Location: Hospital
Primary Care: Obstetrician
After suffering from bulimia for three years, and having a love and hate relationship with food, I finally achieved my «skinny» body.
Physicians often recommend taking the baby to a
primary care physician or pediatrician between 48 and 72 hours
after discharge for a weight check, advises the American Pregnancy Association.
Since your pregnancy is like a stress test that can unmask an illness or predict future disease, we maintain contact with your doctors and provide a smooth transition to your
primary care provider
after delivery.
Type of Birth: Vaginal Birth Location: Home Birth transfer to Hospital
Primary Care: Midwife & Obstetrician Alexandra Joan was born on April 27, 2011 at 4:06 p.m.,
after 10 hours of labor (and WEEKS of pre-labor)!
The
primary care role of the nurse - midwife is typically only six weeks and this family did transition
care to a pediatrician
after our six week visit, but management of the breastfeeding and galactosemia was largely continued by our practice in a very collaborative manner.
The book examines: - why the research shows so little benefit for physiologic
care and so little harm from medical - model management - what's behind the cesarean epidemic - what the research establishes as optimal
care for initiating labor, facilitating labor progress, guarding maternal and fetal safety, birthing the baby, and promoting safety for mother and baby
after the birth - the true, quantified risks of
primary cesarean surgery, planned VBAC versus elective repeat cesarean, instrumental vaginal delivery, and regional analgesia - how the organization of the maternity
care system adversely impacts
care outcomes
After your baby is discharged from the NICU, your pediatrician commonly becomes your baby's
primary care provider.
Many
primary care physicians lack confidence in their ability to diagnose and manage concussions, says a University of Washington study (1), although doctors receiving a concussion education toolkit were significantly less likely to recommend next day return to play
after concussion, considered premature under current guidelines.
AG Andrew Cuomo, who is upstate today to announce an investigation into predatory health
care lending, weighed in during a stop in Buffalo on the Senate's action (and inaction) on some key policy measures before lawmakers departed Albany last night — presumably not to return until at least
after the Sept. 14
primary.
Labour's plans to offer
care for
primary school children before and
after classroom hours «won't cost any money», said the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury.
Nixon, the Working Families Party candidate for governor and Cuomo's Democratic
primary foe, made the anti-corruption vow
after it was revealed that the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office has launched a probe into an Orange County health
care company, Crystal Run, that received more than $ 25 million in state grants
after officers and family members contributed $ 400,000 to Cuomo's re-election campaign.
«Although we found IL - 6 elevated significantly in the delirious patients two days
after surgery, we did not find the elevation to be statistically significant at one month following surgery,» said co-lead author Ngo, biostatistician in the Division of General Medicine and
Primary Care at BIDMC and Associate Professor of Medicine at HMS.
After one year, researchers found that
primary care providers felt that treating pain patients was less of a problem in their practice, particularly among the experimental group, although younger practitioners continued to express more concern about prescription opioid use than older practitioners.
Improving patients» access to follow - up
care after hospital discharge is a
primary goal.
Patients who had visited a
primary care physician or cardiologist in the preceding year were more likely to see a physician
after discharge.
Of these, 42 535 (75 %) were seen by a
primary care physician or cardiologist within 30 days
after discharge, and 14 232 (25 %) did not receive follow - up
care.
Last Friday, U-M researchers published data from the first year
after expansion, showing that access to
care went up, and wait times for initial
primary care appointments around the state did not go up, for Medicaid patients, despite requirements under the plan that enrollees seek a
primary care appointment soon
after getting coverage.
Hospitalization rates for a dozen «ambulatory
care sensitive conditions» — conditions such as a urinary tract infection, diabetes, or high blood pressure, which are treatable with good access to a
primary care physician — would have been expected to decline in Massachusetts if access to outpatient
care had increased significantly
after the state reform.
Patients like it and so do health organizations, but electronic communications in clinical
care will likely not be widely adopted by
primary care physicians unless physician workloads are reduced or they are paid for the time they spend phoning and emailing patients, both during and
after office hours.
After initial screening, the researchers randomized the study participants into three groups: a referral group that received a list of treatment services; a brief intervention group that received a motivational consultation and referral; and a third group given a brief intervention and treatment with buprenorphine that was continued in
primary care.
These statewide findings counter prior anecdotal perceptions that access to
primary care worsened in Massachusetts
after more residents gained insurance coverage.
According to their analyses of insurance claims databases, about 70 percent of men who have tried testosterone therapy did so
after seeing a
primary care physician, not a urologist or endocrinologist.
Since smoking
after treatment of prostate cancer increases the risk of cancer recurrence and second cancers,
primary care clinicians should assess for tobacco use and offer or refer survivors to cessation counseling and resources.
A special federal fund to support community health centers expires
after September 2015, creating a funding cliff for
primary care clinics located in medically underserved areas.
Those who saw their
primary care provider within 30 days
after surgery had a 20 percent readmission rate compared to a rate of 35 percent among those who did not have an early follow - up visit with their
primary care physician.
After excluding men with a diagnosis of prostate cancer and other conditions of the prostate, the study sample included 1,164 visits (representing 27 million eligible visits) in 2010 and 2012, of which 64 visits (representing 800,000 visits) were provided by urologists and 1,100 visits (representing 26.2 million visits) were by
primary care physicians.
Declines in prostate - specific antigen (PSA) testing differed among urologist and
primary care physician visits in a study that compared testing before and
after a 2011 recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force against PSA screening for all men, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
Additional options for long - term risk reduction could include tailoring existing cardiac rehabilitation programs for stroke survivors, following patients for years rather than months
after their stroke or TIA, and embedding long - term management into
primary care practices.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new study suggests that a large percentage of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) who have been treated for cancer do not seek follow - up
care after their
primary treatment ends, despite its importance for long - term health.
If your seizures have not been brought under control
after three months of
care by a
primary care provider (family physician, pediatrician), further neurologic intervention by a neurologist, or an epilepsy center if locally available, is appropriate.
«More than ten years
after BRCA1 and BRCA2 were identified as major breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes,» Olopade added, «
primary care providers should embrace genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing.»
After adjustment for confounders, annual healthcare costs per individual with incident diabetes were significantly lower in the screening group than the no - screening group across all healthcare sectors and for redeemed medication: annual difference in inpatient
care costs − $ 662 (95 % CI − $ 865, − $ 459), outpatient
care costs − $ 82 (95 % CI − $ 157, − $ 7),
primary care costs − $ 51, (95 % CI − $ 63, − $ 38) and pharmaceuticals − $ 94 (95 % CI − $ 111, − $ 76).
That's one reason why
after surgery your
primary care team will try to get you up and moving sooner than later, rather than keeping you on bed rest as long as possible.
If the rash isn't starting to get better
after a couple of weeks, or it's spreading to other parts of your body, see your
primary care physician or a dermatologist.
After graduating from naturopathic medical school, Doctor Jonathan underwent extensive board examinations to become certified as a Naturopathic Doctor, and is licensed to practice Naturopathic Medicine in the state of California as a
primary care doctor.
Dr. Richard Maurer is a licensed naturopathic physician,
after practicing in a
primary care setting for twenty years, now offers a unique perspective on health and metabolic recovery.
In one such study conducted in the UAE at Muwajihi
Primary Health
Care Clinic, milk samples were taken from healthy breastfeeding mothers, during and
after Ramadan.
After graduating from Bastyr University, Dr. Hawkins worked for 5 years as a licensed
primary care family physician at Naturopathic Family Medicine in Seattle, Washington.