Use of Electronic Medical Records Hits Snag at VA Facilities
The good news is that VA health centers around the country have begun implementing the use of electronic medical records for their patients. The bad news is that since a software upgrade in August of 2008, various glitches in the computerized records have put VA patients at risk. And the worse news, according to today’s [...]
FDA’s Lax Methodology, Part 2
In my December 10 posting, I discussed how physicians are troubled by the FDA’s lax methodology in conducting clinical trial of drugs and medical devices. In today’s Torts Prof Blog, Bill Childs points out that today’s NY Times features an article by Gardiner Harris entitled, “F.D.A. Is Lax On Oversight During Trials, Inquiry Finds.” The focus [...]
Medical Malpractice Screening Panels Not Working for New Hampshire
A long-established staple of the tort reform movement has been a push for screening panels that evaluate medical malpractice claims before trial–the goals being to dispose of the case without the need for for a trial and its attendant expenses, and to do so for a reasonable settlement amount. According to its proponents, the end [...]