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Vanderbilt Nurse's Medication Mistake Results in Death of Stable Patient
A recent fatal medical mistake at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now jeopardizing the Medicare reimbursement ... -
Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge Represents Surviving Children in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Man Who Fatally Stabbed Wife in Nashville Suburb
Attorney Randall L. Kinnard and our legal team at Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge have filed a wrongful death lawsuit ... -
Three Victims Killed in Pair of Tractor-Trailer Wrecks on Highway 13, I-40 in Tennessee
At least three victims were killed, and one seriously injured, in two separate wrecks involving commercial ... -
Fatal I-40 Ambulance Crash in Nashville Caused by Excessive Speed for Roadway Conditions, Police Report
Nashville police say excessive speed for road and weather conditions resulted in the death of two victims aboard a ...
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Three Victims Killed in Pair of Tractor-Trailer Wrecks on Highway 13, I-40 in Tennessee
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Child Dead, Over 40 Injured When Tennessee Youth Football Team Bus Crashes in Arkansas
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Fatal I-40 Ambulance Crash in Nashville Caused by Excessive Speed for Roadway Conditions, Police Report
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Vanderbilt Nurse's Medication Mistake Results in Death of Stable Patient
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Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge Represents Surviving Children in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Man Who Fatally Stabbed Wife in Nashville Suburb
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Tour Bus Overturns, Killing 2 & Injuring Dozens
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Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down 2017 Law, Allows Medical Malpractice Suits
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Randall L. Kinnard, Daniel L. Clayton, and Mark S. Beveridge Named to the 2018 List of Super Lawyers
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Organizations and governments targeting maternal mortality
Posted By Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge Jul 30, 2015
In the early 20th century, nearly 1 percent of live childbirths resulted in complications which led to the death of the mother. Advances in medical technology and knowledge in hospitals in Tennessee and across the U.S. lowered the rate in 1987 to less than eight deaths per 100,000 births. By 2013, though, the maternal mortality rate had risen to 18.5 deaths per 100,000 births. In attempts to ...Continue Reading -
Tennessee nursing home barred from admitting new patients
Posted By Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge Jul 20, 2015
A Tennessee nursing home was sanctioned by the state's Department of Health on June 4 after a follow-up survey conducted in May found that little had been done to improve the standard of medical care provided by the facility. Concerns about the safety of residents has led to the nursing home being fined $3,000 and barred from admitting new patients. A representative of the nursing home said that ...Continue Reading -
Understanding and preventing misdiagnoses
Posted By Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge Jul 17, 2015
Tennessee residents may be surprised to learn that a misdiagnosis is the most common medical mistake made by American doctors. Despite increased hospital technology and diagnostic measures such as sonograms, lab tests and MRIs, studies show that 15 percent of health issues are initially misdiagnosed. According to one study from 2013, mistakes occurred the most when trying to identify congestive ...Continue Reading -
Misdiagnosis of COPD in Tennessee
Posted By Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge Jul 8, 2015
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung condition that affects many people in Tennessee and around the country. Usually caused by years of smoking, patients with the disease suffer with problems including shortness of breath and coughing. The symptoms progressively worsen, and the affliction is one of the leading causes of illness-related death in the United States. Accurate detection of ...Continue Reading
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