With the transition to EHR's, Health IT systems hold the key to defending and prosecuting malpractice claims.

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EHRs provide medical malpractice attorneys with a glut of information to both defend and prosecute medical malpractice cases—but only if they know where to look.

Healthcare systems are required to keep detailed audit logs that track when a patient’s medical record was accessed, by whom and what information was entered or changed. That data can be used by attorneys to better understand why a specific medical error occurred and whether a physician was at fault, wrote Jonathan H. Lomurro, an attorney at LomurroLaw in Freehold, New Jersey, in The Legal Intelligencer.
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EHR audit logs aren’t the only source of information. A broad understanding of the provider’s entire IT system can provide additional clues. Pathologists and radiologists, for example, may access the EHR through a software portal. Lomurro added that depositions from IT personnel can be “invaluable assets in litigation” to help explain the unique intricacies of a medical record system.

Medical Malpractice lawsuits are a check and balance on the medical system. Statistics show and we would estimate that medical errors cause more than a quarter million deaths in this country annually (that doesn't include millions of other medical errors that go unreported or are not large enough to bring a medical malpractice lawsuit for). Without lawsuits, we're lucky if doctors get fined $10,000.00 and get a 'slap on the wrist" for operating on the wrong part of the body.

Now Congress is trying to reduce this one main check and balance on the medical profession by reducing the amount that victim's families (and victims themselves) can get in a medical malpractice case. If this passes, it will result in more medical malpractice occurring. You can help stop this by writing to your Congressmen. And please share this with anyone and everyone you know. Here's where you can contact them. Please do it now:
http://www.takejusticeback.com/ProtectPatients

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https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-03/medical-errors-are-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us

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After more than 15 years of research, scientists from Canada, Italy, and South Africa have identified a gene linked to some sudden deaths involving young people and athletes.

A press release about the finding states, "The gene, called CDH2, causes...(ARVC), which is a genetic disorder that predisposes patients to cardiac arrest and is a major cause of unexpected death in seemingly healthy young people."

The discovery came through the genetic analysis of a South African family plagued by a string of losses.

After ruling out a number of causes, researchers, "...sequenced all the coding regions of the genome in two ill members of the family. The genetic mutation responsible for the disease in the family, CDH2, was narrowed down from more than 13,000 common genetic variants present in the two ill patients."

The team notes, "...if a subject with ARVC is a carrier of a mutation on the gene CDH2, other members of his family who are genetically affected can be identified within a few weeks and preventive strategies could be started immediately. This may lead to a reduction of cases of sudden death in patients with the mutation..."

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Lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson have stated that the company continued to market power that included talc, even after they had known the connection between ovarian cancer and genital talcum use. Many women have used their powder for decades did so under the guise of its safety for their feminine hygiene. The lawsuit goes on to accuse Johnson & Johnson Baby of failing to warn women of the increased risk of ovarian cancer, putting their own profits from sales ahead of the health of their customers. As a result, personal injury lawsuits by women with ovarian cancer who used baby powder with talc are rapidly increasing as the knowledge of the lawsuit spreads.

Johnson & Johnson Baby  Powder has been implicated in hundreds of cases of ovarian cancer in women.  Many women have used talcum powder for decades for feminine hygiene believing in the safety of the powder. Johnson & Johnson markets the product for “freshness” and “comfort”.  Many advertisements suggest that use of the powder in the vaginal area would mask odors and adsorb excess wetness.

Women were not told of a medical study in 1982 that found a 92% increase in ovarian cancer in women who reported genital talc use. There had been a prior study that suggested this connection back in 1971. Since the 1982 study by Dr. Daniel Cramer there have been 27 studies on the connection between Talcum power and ovarian cancer and most of them have confirmed the relationship.

Johnson & Johnson internal documents obtained in the lawsuits reveal the Company knew years ago that “Retrospective studies have implicated talc use in the vaginal area with the incidence of ovarian cancer”.

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The article is written by: Joseph H. Saunders , as seen on pinellas.legalexaminer.com
http://pinellas.legalexaminer.com/defective-dangerous-products/talcum-powder-ovarian-cancer-lawsuits-update/