Malpractice Killed Mom; Opioid Giant Avoided Payout; Landmark Trial Questioned
This is a MedPage Today story. Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Malpractice Killed Mom What was supposed to be a routine procedure for a Texas mom instead became a tragic example of medical malpractice, according to reporting in Texas Monthly. Kimberly Ray had been getting injections in the lower lumbar region for pain from an old injury. But the injections stopped working, so her provider recommended getting a rhizotomy. Ray never woke up from the procedure. Her family ordered an autopsy, which found she "died as a result of complications following an injection procedure for pain." The family then hired a lawyer whose investigation found red flag after red flag associated with Integrity Wellness, the clinic where Ray sought treatment, and the medical staff associated with it. For one, the CRNA who administered anesthesia and performed the procedure wore a white coat and scrubs...
This is a MedPage Today story.
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Malpractice Killed Mom
What was supposed to be a routine procedure for a Texas mom instead became a tragic example of medical malpractice, according to reporting in Texas Monthly.
Kimberly Ray had been getting injections in the lower lumbar region for pain from an old injury. But the injections stopped working, so her provider recommended getting a rhizotomy. Ray never woke up from the procedure. Her family ordered an autopsy, which found she "died as a result of complications following an injection procedure for pain."
The family then hired a lawyer whose investigation found red flag after red flag associated with Integrity Wellness, the clinic where Ray sought treatment, and the medical staff associated with it.
For one, the CRNA who administered anesthesia and performed the procedure wore a white coat and scrubs...
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