“Most commonly, deep tissue pressure injuries appear on the skin over the coccyx or sacrum, the buttocks, and the heel,” states Ave Preston, RN, CWOCN, University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pressure injury attorney, Board Certified PM&R, states, “At the long-term acute care hospital where I practiced, when a patient who was [...]
“Our client suffered a serious Stage IV pressure injury and was transferred to Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown. We allege our client was then not provided effective care and lost an opportunity for cure when he was discharged to a nursing home,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, Board Certified Physical Medicine and [...]
“We represent those who have hospital acquired Stage III or Stage IV bedsores that are discharged to nursing homes without being offered the standard of care recommended by Wound Healing Society Guidelines. Early flap closure is required to prevent malnutrition, chronic infection, sepsis, and death,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney. The National [...]
“The American Hospital Association should focus on building back the trust of community hospitals, focusing on rebuilding local ownership in nursing homes, and ensuring hospitals become a safe place for the sick and injured,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney. What does Rick Pollack, the American Hospital Association President and CEO say in the [...]
“Mechanical restraints were associated with continued, and perhaps increased, occurrence of serious fall-related injuries after controlling for other injury risk factors,” states Dr. Mary Tinnetti, MD. Read Dr. Tinnetti’s article “Mechanical Restraint Use and Fall-related Injuries among Residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities”, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, 1992; 116: 369-374. Dr. Greg Vigna, malpractice [...]
“Hospital acquired decubitus ulcer patients simply cannot be discharged to facilities that do not have the capabilities to provide reconstructive surgeries for cure. That is not a safe discharge,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. What does the WHS Guidelines 2023 update report? “Preamble: Surgical treatment of pressure injury/ulcers is often [...]
“Surgical intervention using flap reconstruction is the mainstay therapy for management of pressure injuries with advanced stages,” states Dr. Shima Bani Assad, MD, General Surgeon. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former long-term acute care hospital physician, states, “Unfortunately, patients who have suffered pressure injuries are not being referred to hospitals that provide [...]
"Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BMI's may be correlated with early wound status and the incidence of postoperative complications, while it may not be correlated with osteomyelitis status,” states Dr. Stuti Garg, Plastic Surgeon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former long-term acute care hospital physician, states, [...]
“According to the National Quality Forum (NQF), 'Never Events' are errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients, and indicate a real problem in the safety and credibility of a health care facility,” according to CMS Newsroom. Read about Never Events: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/eliminating-serious-preventable-and-costly-medical-errors-never-events Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified [...]
“Despite patients with poor baseline functional status, flap coverage for pressure ulcer patients is safe with acceptable postoperative complications. This type of treatment should be considered for properly selected patients,” states Dr. Bao Ngoc N. Tran, MD, Division of Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former Long-term Acute [...]
