Posts by Christopher Nace
Human Error in Electronic Medical Records and the Risk of Malpractice
Electronic health records (EHS) are the digitized version of a patient’s paper charts. EHRs contain information about the patient’s medical history, diagnoses, medications immunization dates, allergies, radiology images and lab test results according to healthit.gov. One of the key features of EHRs is that a record can be created, managed and consulted by health care…
Read MorePaulson & Nace Brings in $600,000 Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
At Paulson & Nace, we know that no amount of money can ever truly make up for the tragic and wrongful death of a beloved family member. But we also know that the people we help are often saddled with medical expenses and other day-to-day debts and losses that accumulate over the course of a…
Read MoreThe Consequences of Hit and Run Accidents
Being involved in a car accident can be a traumatic experience. If you suffer any injuries or property damage, you have to deal with getting medical attention for yourself and repairs to your vehicle. Depending on the nature of your injuries you could be out of commission for a while, you could lose time at…
Read MoreWhen Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Go Wrong
Whether you are going under a cosmetic surgeon’s knife to remove a mole or to get a facelift, you probably have certain expectations about the results of the surgery – but you certainly do not go in expecting to come out of surgery in a worse condition than when you went in. And even though…
Read MoreAffordable, At Home Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer is Now Available
In 2013 Angelina Jolie announced that she had her ovaries removed and a preventative double mastectomy after learning that she had a BRCA1 genetic mutation, which meant that she had an 80% chance of getting breast cancer and 50% chance of getting ovarian cancer. The decision sparked a national debate about access to genetic information.…
Read MoreNew Information Surfaces about Horrific Amtrak Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary findings regarding the devastating derailment of an Amtrak train heading from Washington, D.C. to New York on Tuesday. The NTSB reports found that the train was traveling at about 106 miles per hour around a curve, more than twice the legal speed limit. The train was…
Read MorePaulson & Nace Sends its Thoughts and Prayers to the Victims of the Philadelphia Amtrak Accident
As a longtime Washingtonian, I have traveled Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train on many, many occasions. So it was horrifying to read about the accident near Philadelphia last night. The pictures were extraordinarily frightening, in part, because the café car, seats, and the train cars are so familiar. Tragedies like this often hit home with those…
Read MoreHow to Get Compensation for Vaccine Injuries and Adverse Immunization Reactions
Between the day children are born and the age of six, the U.S. government mandates that children receive 49 doses of 14 vaccines. Vaccines can be beneficial and they are responsible for almost completely wiping out diseases such as measles and saving the lives of millions of children every year. The World Health Organization (WHO)…
Read MoreWinchester Defective Shotgun Recall
There is a viral video that is garnering a lot of attention, and it seems to have prompted gun maker Winchester Repeating Arms to issue a recall of a defective shotgun model SXP, or Super X Pump shotguns with a 3 1/2″ chamber. The video, which has more than 819,800 views so far, was supposed…
Read MoreAnemia Drug Feraheme Assigned Boxed Warning by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has assigned a boxed warning – the highest level there is – for Feraheme (ferumoxytol), an anti-anemia drug. Feraheme has been found to increase the risk of “serious, potentially fatal allergic reactions” specifically for “patients who have had an allergic reaction to any intravenous (IV) iron replacement product” according to…
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