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Veteran nexus letters – VA attorneys

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Mednick Associates recently completed nexus reports for cases involving the impairments below: Sleep Apnea secondary to PTSD PTSD and Anxiety Hepatitis C Larynx cancer secondary to radiation exposure Cases involving radiculopathy, neuropathy and various orthopedic issues Multiple cancers secondary to Agent Orange exposure Vocational reviews supporting individual unemployment Our medical experts who drafted these nexus … Continued

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Veterans Intensive Bootcamp

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/ Blog, Veterans Disability

Mednick Associates is a veteran owned and operated company and we have a specific part of our company that focuses on VA disability claims and medical experts reviews .  Therefore, we understand some of the difficulties veterans face when searching for new career opportunities. Below is an article that discusses an exciting new program that can help them gain better opportunities. NS2SERVES, the non-profit division of … Continued

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Veterans Disability Claims

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Mednick Associates is pleased to announce the launch of our newest department specializing in providing medical expert reviews for Veterans Disability Claims. As a Veteran owned company, we are especially privy to the needs of the thousands of Veterans waiting to have their claims processed by the government. We’ve trained our specialized VA team to … Continued

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Board of Nursing Revokes Several Licenses

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/ Blog, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Over Prescription, Substance Abuse

Last week, the Board of Examiners for Nursing disciplined thirteen nurses across the country. The majority of the nurses had their licenses revoked or suspended because they were abusing drugs or alcohol, which affected their ability to practice. The list of disciplined nurses and their charges can be seen here. What do you think draws … Continued

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Third Leading Cause of Death in US

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/ Blog, Medical Legal, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence, Nursing Home Abuse, Trial Attorneys

A new study reveals medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. This statistic is particularly surprising, as ‘medical error’ is not listed as cause of death on death certificates or in official cause of death rankings. Still, medical errors kill 251,000 people annually, an alarming 9.5% of deaths each … Continued

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$15 Million Medical Malpractice Claim for Botched Neurosurgery

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/ Blog, Brain & Spinal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nuerosurgery

A 54-year-old woman was left paralyzed after a surgery conducted at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and recently filed a $15 million medical malpractice claim against the institution. In 2014, doctors discovered meningiomas (benign tumors) within the thin layers of tissue covering her brain and spinal cord. After doctors recommended removing one of … Continued

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6 Medical Record Input Errors that Lead to Lawsuits

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/ Blog, Electronic Medical Records, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Negligence

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), according to the general medical community, serve as an unnecessary obstacle to practicing medicine. As a result, many physicians are resistant or slow to adopt the utilization of EMRs. Case law establishes physicians can be held liable for harm that could have been averted had they more carefully studied the records, … Continued

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Denver Surgical Tech Faces 10 Years in Prison

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Swedish Hospital in Denver, Colorado, recently advised 2,900 patients and former patients to be tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. A surgical tech was taken into custody for stealing a syringe full of the narcotic Fentanyl and replaced it with another undisclosed substance. This prompted the hospital to terminate the surgical technician’s employment … Continued

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