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On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Jan 9, 2015 |
Patients often assume that, if their doctor has access to electronic medical records, he or she has additional information from which to draw medical conclusions and diagnoses. But it is important to remember that electronic medical records - like all data and...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Jan 7, 2015 |
Motor vehicle accidents happen all of the time throughout Chicago. In fact, even the presence of single-vehicle accidents on local roads can create dangerous situations for other area drivers. Just recently a tragedy occurred in North Chicago and claimed the life of a...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 31, 2014 |
Medical malpractice occurs when doctors fail to exercise their professional duties of care toward their patients and patients suffer harm as a result of those shortcomings. It is an unfortunate and real occurrence in communities all across the state of Illinois and it...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 24, 2014 |
Nursing home abuse is a difficult problem for any Chicago resident to confront. Aside from the suspicions and fears about making an allegation against another person or a medical facility, individuals cannot always be sure of where or to whom their reports should be...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 19, 2014 |
Experiencing a motor vehicle accident firsthand can be an overwhelming event. In addition to the injuries, damages and other losses that a victim may suffer in the car collision, a person who is involved in an auto accident will often have to work through insurance...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 17, 2014 |
Image credit: 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] Winter weather creates a number of driving conditions, particularly in colder climates like that in Chicago where snow, nice, and sleet can make road conditions more hazardous. In order to minimize these winter driving risks...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 14, 2014 |
Photo Credit: 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] Brain injuries affect approximately 1.5 million people in the U.S. every year, according to WebMD. Medical costs and lost productivity are estimated at between $48 billion and $60 billion per year. Common causes of traumatic...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 11, 2014 |
According to the American Bar Association's Division for Public Education, personal injury law can help a person who is injured by the acts or omissions of another individual. All across the Chicago metropolitan area situations arise where one person's actions or...
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 11, 2014 |
Misdiagnosis is the most common type of medical error, with an estimated 10 to 20 percent of medical malpractice cases involving a diagnostic error. Moreover, the consequences of misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, and other diagnostic errors are often catastrophic....
On Behalf of Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish | Dec 8, 2014 |
As we have reported, preventable medical error is the third leading cause of death, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), just behind heart disease and cancer. The latest reports estimate that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die...
