One would think that this would initiate objective diagnosis research. Like these sixteen.
Although the assumption that earlier diagnosis would have prevented damage is not based on any medical action that I can think of.
http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2013/03/02/UTMC-agrees-to-pay-499-900-to-settle-lawsuit.html
The University of Toledo Medical Center has agreed to pay $499,900 to
a patient for failing to diagnose and treat his bleeding on the brain
that led to a stroke.
The Court of Claims of Ohio approved the settlement agreement Wednesday.
Adrian Fitzgerald of Toledo, who was a patient at the former Medical
College of Ohio Hospital on Aug. 4, 2011, cited several incidences of
negligence and medical malpractice during his hospital stay, including
negligent administration of heparin; negligent failure to appropriately
monitor him; negligent failure to timely and appropriately follow up on
the results of a CT scan, and negligent failure to timely and
appropriately report the results of a CT scan to the ordering physician
and/or the physician in charge of the patient’s care.
In his complaint filed Jan. 7, Mr. Fitzgerald said he is “permanent
and partially” disabled and had serious injuries including “traumatic
brain injury, damage to the left visual field of both eyes, and loss of
motor function.”
The complaint also cites the “loss of services and consortium” for his wife and two sons.
UTMC released a written statement about the settlement.
“At UTMC, patients’ and their families’ privacy is our priority. It
is our internal policy not to discuss the details or facts surrounding
their personal health care, even though some of the information is
available due to the public nature of our institution,” the statement
said “UTMC, in settling a matter of this nature, is making no admission
of liability.”
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