Preferring ERCP over MRCP- St Stephens Hospital told to pay Rs 4.75 Compensation Meghna A Singhania1 Jun 2018 3:40 PM ISTFor resorting to ERCP instead of MRCP when the ultrasound was not definitive for the presence of CBD calculi., doctors at St Stephen Hospital were...
Data Analytics is transforming the healthcare matrix: Dr GSK Velu, Trivitron Healthcare Ruby30 May 2018 5:41 PM ISTData analytics is playing a key role in the progress of healthcare practices and research. It is extensively supporting the current healthcare...
Under-Staffing of Nurses, Doctors amounts to deficiency: Apollo Hospital told to pay Rs.2 lakhs. Meghna A Singhania27 May 2018 8:35 PM ISTUnder staffing is one of the serious problems faced by most of the Hospitals in the country. In a recent medico-legal case, while Allegations of...
"Lymphoma- A Curable Blood Cancer"- Dr Rahul Bhargava Dr. Rahul Bhargava26 May 2018 6:12 PM ISTIt is a myth that lymphoma spreads by biopsyFor ages now, the Diagnosis of Lymphoma has been considered a diagnosis of death. Whether its a patient or...
When Social Media Helped Dismiss a Medico Legal Case with Claim of Rs 6 crore Meghna A Singhania21 May 2018 4:14 PM ISTA highly inflated claim of Rs.6 Crore+ was dismissed, partly thanks to Social Media that showed how Complainant is hale and hearty. The case was filed...
Blog: The Exit of a Good Doctor RAJ TOBIN6 April 2018 5:49 PM ISTThe practice of medicine is not black and white or even grey. There are many hues and shades in between when we speak about the management of a...
Dismissed: 50 lakhs claim blaming that patient died due to Gangaram Doctor's illegible presciption Meghna A Singhania12 March 2018 2:14 PM ISTA Claim of Rs. 50 lakhs blaming that a patient died because Doctor's illegible handwriting lead pharmacist to give wrong medicines was recently...
Viewpoint : Say No to Bridge courses Dr.Atam Parkash8 March 2018 1:40 PM ISTThe concept of bridge courses as per the section 49 (4)of NMC Bill; "for the practitioners of Homeopathy and of Indian system of Medicine to enable...
NEET: A promoter of merit or just an eye wash? RAJESH GARG15 Feb 2018 5:27 PM ISTThe last few years have seen instrumental changes in medical education in India, one of them being – National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)....
NMC Bill to establish MD- DNB equivalence: Health Ministry clarification Meghna A Singhania5 Feb 2018 9:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: While many are dissatisfied with certain provisions of the MCI replacement Bill, the National Medical Commission Bill, will bring joy to...
Failure to refer a patient to Higher Centre: Ophthalmologist slapped Rs 4 lakh compensation Meghna A Singhania27 Jan 2018 4:48 PM ISTThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently upheld the decision of the state commission, imposing a compensation of Rs 4 lakh...
Uneventful Squint Surgery: Doctor cannot be held Negligent, holds NCDRC Meghna A Singhania13 Jan 2018 4:37 PM ISTA Good beginning of the year for Medicos. The apex Consumer court, in a recent judgement, was seen upholding that merely because the patient did not...
