Category: Medical Malpractice Law

Imagine having a CT scan or MRI that indicated you needed expensive and painful back surgery, only to find out later that the surgery was unnecessary. That is exactly what workers at Walmart were experiencing, according to company officials, who noted that high error rates in diagnostic imaging tests were leading to unnecessary surgeries and medical expenses. Because of…

Do you think you suffered an injury due to the negligence of a medical assistant or registered nurse? You could be owed compensation if their actions failed to meet an acceptable standard of care, causing you serious harm as a result. It’s easy for patients to be confused about the differences between registered nurses and medical assistants. There…

Patients sometimes have to undergo certain imaging procedures such as x-rays, CTs, mammograms, brain scans, MRIs, and more. These diagnostic procedures help doctors and radiologists determine whether there is something abnormal in a person’s body. No one wants to hear they have abnormal imaging results. However, it’s important to be notified of abnormal results are discovered. The failure…

The birth of a child should be one of the happiest moments of a woman’s life. Sadly, for some women, problems related to pregnancy or birth can lead to the end of a life rather than the start of a new one. About 700 women die every year from pregnancy complications, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

Did you know that nearly 1 in 10 people who access their medical records request corrections to errors for a number of different reasons? This estimate from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology illustrates the importance of checking your medical records for potential errors that could lead to serious problems down the road. Failing…

Dozens of hospitals in Indiana, including several in the Indianapolis area, will see their Medicare reimbursements reduced in the coming year due to their readmission rates, Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) reports. A hospital’s readmission rate – like the number of medical malpractice claims filed against its doctors – can reveal much about the quality of care that the hospital provides to…

Planned out-of-hospital births, or “home births,” account for around only 1 percent of the four million births that occur in the U.S. every year, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates. Still, the same data shows that the number of home births in our country has been steadily rising since the early 2000s. Due, in part, to…

Advances in cancer treatment have greatly improved cancer survival rates in recent years, the National Cancer Institute notes. However, some new forms of cancer treatment such as immunotherapy can cause patients to suffer harmful and potentially life-threatening side effects. A problem arises when doctors fail to see the connection between the immunotherapy treatment and a patient’s symptoms. As…

Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be devastating, particularly when the diagnosis comes too late for the most effective treatment options to be administered. In these cases, a breast cancer patient may have the right to file a claim against the negligent physician. If this has happened to you, get help from our Indianapolis breast cancer misdiagnosis attorney. A…

Suing a doctor can seem like a daunting task if you are currently dealing with injuries or the loss of a loved one due to medical malpractice. At the Law Office of Kelley J. Johnson, we understand how difficult the days, weeks, and months can be after you have suffered a serious injury caused by a healthcare professional’s…