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Reports Finds Medical Malpractice Incidents Remain High at North Carolina (NC) Hospitals

Hospitals are not getting safer for patients according to a study of 10 hospitals in North Carolina (NC) that highlighted the commonplace nature of medical malpractice. The report in the New England Journal of Medicine was highlighted in an editorial in the Hartford Courant that said patients are dying from preventable malpractice errors and lapses…

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Physician Assistants and Surgical Assistants Take On More Patient Care Responsibilities

In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk Injuryboard, my colleague John C. takes notes of an announcement by the Eastern Virginia Medical School recently expanded its enrollment in advanced training programs for physician assistants and surgical assistants. John explains that PAs’ and surgical assistants’ responsibilities are growing along with their numbers, which means these…

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