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Sweeney Law FirmMedical Device Manufacturer Medtronic Recall of Devices in 2011Medical device manufacturer Medtronic had to recall many devices in 2011. The following is a list of Medtronic items recalled in 2011: Kappa pacemakers Sigma pacemakers MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps SynchroMed EL implantable pain medication pump SynchroMed II implantable pain medication pump There are also recalls on some of...Sweeney Law FirmMedicare cutting payments to nursing home operatorsThe nation's nursing homes are facing a $4 billion drop in annual payments from Medicare. The cuts affect reimbursement fees for what's known as "post-acute care" for seniors at skilled nursing facilities. Such services are needed by seniors who have been hospitalized and require rehabilitative services before returning to their...Sweeney Law FirmMedicare Fraud Warning SignsThis article lists some of the warning signs of Medicare fraud. Some of the signs a patient might be aware of, and some could only be caught by billing/payout personnel. Double billing for the same procedure, or billing fraudulently for procedures or items that were not done/ items not...Sweeney Law FirmMedication Errors Occur Every 8 Minutes in KidsA child receives the wrong medication or the wrong dosage every eight minutes in the United States, according to a recent study. Nearly 700,000 children under 6 years old experienced an out-of-hospital medication error between 2002 and 2012. Out of those episodes, one out of four children was...Sweeney Law FirmMichigan City Woman Awarded $14.4 Million in Federal Medical Malpractice Suit$14.4 Million Award in Federal Medical Malpractice Suit Kathryn Parker, 52, was awarded $9.4 million in a Chicago federal courtroom on April 26, 2015  after the jury found Drs. Jeffrey Rosen and Allen Mikhail guilty of negligence in the 2010 procedure that caused her injuries. Sweeney Law FirmMisdiagnosed Cancer Worse Than ThoughtAccording to the BMJ Quality and Safety Journal, an estimated 28 percent of cancers are misdiagnosed, with lymphoma being the most misdiagnosed cancer of all. The BMJ Quality and Safety Journal is a peer-reviewed healthcare journal dealing with improving patient safety and quality of care. Sweeney Law FirmMisdiagnosis Responsible for Ebola Scare in TexasWith all the talk of Ebola, it is important to remember that a patient in Dallas, Thomas Duncan, showed up at a Dallas hospital on Sept. 26 with a temperature of 100.1 degrees. He told the nurse he had recently traveled to the United States from Liberia, the hospital has...Sweeney Law FirmMore Women, More Complications with Minimally Invasive Kidney Stone SurgeryComplications for women having minimally invasive surgery for kidney stone removal increased over a ten year period. The specific procedure known as percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) involves kidney stone extraction via a back incision and scope. Studies were done to see whether increased complications were the result of increased numbers of...Sweeney Law FirmMuncie Pain Management Clinic Raided Over Medication Error Allegations Local police joined state and federal investigators in the raid of the Centers for Pain Relief (also known as the Indiana Pain Center) amid allegations of over-prescribing of pain medications. Sweeney Law FirmMy Insights into Stroke PreventionThis article is by Richard W. Besdine, MD who talks about the stroke experience of a neuro-anatomist named Jill Bolte Taylor. While most people who have had a stroke would certainly describe it as life-altering, few would see it as a creative journey into the workings of the brain as...