Girards Law Firm - Recent News http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/ Girards Law Firm - Recent News en-us 60 Dying on the Night Shift http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/17 Study: More patients die on the night shift Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/17 Pharmacy Policies Cause Errors http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/15 Pharmacy policies reslting in overworked pharmacies cause errors that can injure or kill Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/15 Girards interview on Medical Tourism http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/16 Girards interview regarding medical tourism Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/16 171,424 Preventable Hospital Deaths according to Healthgrades.com http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/14 The 2008 study found that 171,424 lives may have been saved and 9,671 major complications avoided during the three years studied, had the quality of care at all hospitals matched the level of those in the top 5 percent. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/14 Likelihood of Burst Appendix tied to Insurance http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/13

Poor or no insurance coverage results in more burst appendix cases

 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/13 EPA and Popcorn Manufacturers Conspire http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/12 EPA and Popcorn Manufacurers Conspire to keep information about Danger of Popcorn additive from Public Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/12 Ruling Requires Access to Doctor's Information http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/11 Washington DC court rules that HHS database with physicians' data is to be released Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/11 Medicare to Stop Paying for Errors http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/10 Medicare to stop paying hospitals to treat preventable errors. Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/10 Vioxx Verdict Upheld http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/8 Vioxx Verdict Upheld Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/8 Language Barriers Make Pharmacies Unsafe http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/7

Nearly half of US Pharmacies cannot render safe care to non-English speaking persons due to language barrier.

 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/7 How to Mistakeproof Hospital Processes http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/6 AHRQ publishes new resource instructing hospitals how to mistakeproof their processes in order to stop unecessary patient injury and death. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/6 Baylor Law School Debunks "Tort Crisis" Myth http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/2 Baylor Law Review publishes study showing "litigation crisis" is a myth. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/2 Texas Monthly names James E. Girards a Texas Super Lawyer again in 2007 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/1 Girards receives the designation for the fourth consecutive year. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/1 What Pilots Can Teach Hospitals about Patient Safety http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/5 Process used by pilots for safety can substantially reduce injuries and deaths caused by hospital personnel. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/5 Reuters: Study Shows Sleep-Deprived Residents are Comparable to Drunks http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/3 Reuters.com reports a study on sleep-deprived physicians-in-training. Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/3 Reuters: 80% of Doctors have Witnessed Mistakes http://www.girardslaw.com/articles/4

80% of doctors have witnesses medical malpractice.

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