Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Dec 29, 2015 in Medical Malpractice
Last year, Medicare announced that it was penalizing 721 hospitals nationwide for having high rates of preventable infections and injuries. The penalty comes in the form of a one percent reduction in payments.The cuts were intended to curb the rate of…
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Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Apr 20, 2015 in Medical Malpractice
While vaccines are designed to help Americans avoid serious diseases, in rare circumstances individuals develop adverse reactions to the immunization and/or suffer an injury from the vaccination.
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)…
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Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Jul 24, 2014 in Medical Malpractice
Late last month, the Greenville Health System reported that 14 people had been infected by a bacteria found at a Greenville Hospital. After GHS blamed the local tap water for the infection, residents are questioning how safe the water is for use.According…
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Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Jun 25, 2014 in Medical Malpractice
Greenville Health System has reported that it found a bacteria at a Greenville hospital that caused 14 infections in the past few months. The infections were primarily among surgical patients.
According to the hospital epidemiologist, one patient who…
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