The case has rocked the medical profession. On March 25, 2022, a Tennessee jury found a former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse guilty of criminally negligent homicide and negligent abuse of an impaired adult....more
6/3/2022
/ Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Negligence ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Ethics ,
Gross Negligence ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medication Errors ,
Negligence ,
Nurses ,
Patient Safety ,
Professional Liability ,
Recklessness
Across the country, hospitals and healthcare providers are facing an unprecedented surge of patients with COVID-19 symptoms while continuing to care for patients with other medical conditions. Responding adequately to the...more
4/21/2020
/ Absolute Immunity ,
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exceptions ,
First Responders ,
Governor Baker ,
Gross Negligence ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Recklessness ,
Relief Measures ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Temporary Regulations