Nov 26 2008
Update on Electronic Medical Records
Today’s LEGAL MEDICINE blog puts a renewed spotlight on the benefits of electronic medical records. It discusses a new study in the “Archives of Internal Medicine” that suggests that converting to such a system may help to curtail medical malpractice. In local news, the GOTHAMIST notes that the family of an elderly Queens woman who was burned [...]
Oct 13 2008
Small Time Medical Care Hurts Big Leagues In Hockey
A 19-year-old first round draft pick of the New York Rangers collapsed and died while playing for his Russian team today in Russia, according to Gothamist.com. While details are few at this point, TSN.ca reported that the ambulance that is usually present at all games in the league in which Alexei Cherepanov was playing was absent, and [...]