By Joe Messa
Yesterday, November 3, 2015, Pennsylvania voters went to the polls and elected judges to fill three empty seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. It was an historic election for the Commonwealth as this was the first time this many seats have been open on the Supreme Court. Messa & Associates endorsed candidates Christine Donohue, Kevin […]
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Today, we give little thought to a person’s right to his or her medical records since the right of a patient to access such information is firmly established under a law that has existed for almost two decades. This absolute right of access did not always exist, however. Forty years ago, patients in most states […]
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A heater-cooler device used to control the temperature of patient’s blood during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures at WellSpan York Hospital might be to blame in the death of four patients and the infection of at least four others. The device in question is manufactured by Sorin Group, (now LivaNova) a medical devices manufacturer based in Italy. […]
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Two-hundred and seventy fathers, mothers, children, brothers, sisters, and friends will die today as a result of medical malpractice and preventable medical errors. The same was true yesterday and will repeat itself tomorrow. As hospitals, physicians, and nurses continue to navigate the changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”); patient safety remains […]
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