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Consumer Concerns and Advice Recent UpdatesMay 12, 2008 May 05, 2008 April 30, 2008 April 22, 2008 April 14, 2008 Archives
May, 2008 Web ResourcesChalat Hatten Law Offices
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When you think of the legal issues arising from health care, the obvious association is medical malpractice by a doctor. Yet, as our modern health care system has become increasingly complex so to has the range of malpractice occurrences. And malpractice is not the only legal concern - your legal rights are often defined by medical insurance coverage and subrogation, HIPPA requirements, state and federal benefits, living wills and quality of life issues. For those with a legal question arising from medical care, the postings under this topic provide some answers.
Invasion at a Local School Near You? Just in time for Halloween, school officials around the country have been scrambling with the prospect of an invasion of bacterial infections. A federal report released last week indicated that the bacteria, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, are responsible for more deaths in the United States each year than AIDS. MRSA is a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond to penicillin or related antibiotics, though it can be treated with other drugs. The infection can be spread by sharing items, like a towel or a piece of sports equipment that has been used by an infected person, or through skin-to-skin contact with an open wound.
Odds of Suffering Burst Appendix Tied to Insurance The proper treatment for appendicitis is surgery, and the time to operation is the most significant predictor of a rupture. A perforated appendix can lead to longer stays in the hospital, increased health care costs and sometimes fatal infection. |
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