Recently added articles from Hospital Law's Regan Report:

Would pt. have left hospital if informed of danger of stroke?

Jun 01, 2008; Tammelleo, A. David ... OFTEN THERE ARE TWO OR MORE FORMS OF TREATMENT, WHICH PHYSICIANS CAN OFFER THEIR PATIENTS. In this case the courts were confronted with whether or not the patient's attending physicians at a hospital's emergency room, after tests confirmed that he might have suffered a TIA, should have ...

Correction of error.(Correction notice)

Jun 01, 2008 ... Correction of Error: In the October 2007, issue of Hospital Lear's Regan Report, in the first case on page 3, in an article entitled "Patient Burned in Surgery Sought Discovery. Discovery of Nurse's 'incident Report' Denied, " we incorrectly identified the ...

Did defendants goof in transferring pt. from ICU?(Hospital Law Case of the Month)(Report)

Jun 01, 2008; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE ON POINT: Johnson v. Loyola University Medical Center, 2008--Iw080404185 (03/31/2008) N.E.2d--IL CASE FACTS: On June 1, 1995, Jesse Johnson suffered cardiopulmonary arrest. He was transported to Loyola University Medical Center where he was admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit ...

AZ: can spouse testify over wife's objection?: Anti-marital fact privilege prohibited testimony.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)(Case overview)

Jun 01, 2008; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE FACTS: Prior to May 28, 2007, K.M. had been diagnosed with a mental disorder and had participated in two court-ordered treatments. After her second treatment, K. M. refused to participate in further recommended psychiatric treatment and eventually exhibited unsafe and bizarre ...

WI: Dr. performed 'unnecessary surgery' again: record of 'unnecessary surgery' barred by court.(Hospital Law Case of the Month)

Jun 01, 2008; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE FACTS: Sandra and Gary Luedtke filed suit against Bay Care Clinic, its foundation, Dr. Ghazwan Katmeh, Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin and others. The Luedtkes filed their suit in April of 2004. In their complaint they alleged that Dr. Katmeh treated Sandra Luedtke for chest ...

Nursing home's attempt to force 'binding arbitration' failed.(Legal Focus on Hospital Law Issues)

Jun 01, 2008; Tammelleo, A. David ... CASE ON POINT: Hill v. NHC Healthcare/Nashville, LLC, 2008 TN--Iw080502311 (04/30/2008) S.W.3d--TN ISSUE: Should nursing homes be allowed to circumvent courts? CASE FACTS: Barbara Hill was a sixty year-old woman who suffered from a number of serious medical conditions ...