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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Employers’ Vaccine Mandates Upheld in Massachusetts


Last week, a Federal Judge in Boston denied the motion of two hundred and twenty-nine Massachusetts General Brigham employees who sought an injunction to prevent the company from enforcing its vaccine mandate.  Prior to that, the Court ruled against a group of Massachusetts correction officers who similarly asked for an injunction on the vaccination mandate.  Putting aside the hot button question as to whether or not employers should be able to mandate vaccinations for its employees (of which there are strong arguments both for and against), the reality is that a large number of employees in Massachusetts are going to be facing a decision that they do not want to have to make: get the vaccine or lose their job.

Massachusetts General Brigham employees approximately 77,000 people across its hospital network, so the two hundred and twenty-nine employees that joined in the Court case to try and block the mandate represents a very small fraction of its total workforce.  In fact, Massachusetts General Brigham estimates that over ninety-five percent of its employee base has been at least partially vaccinated.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Common Areas Where Physicians Get Sued


When one thinks of medical malpractice, it is easy to just think about surgical errors or lawsuits involving unfortunate outcomes.  In June of 2018, Rhode Island Hospital entered into a consent agreement with the State Department of Health after reporting four patient errors in four consecutive weeks.  These preventable errors included  performing the wrong tests on the wrong patient and performing a spinal procedure on the wrong part of the spine.  These are the stereotypical types of claims that are associated with physicians being sued, but there are three  more common areas where physicians often find themselves embattled with litigation

1.  Failure to obtain informed consent.
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