Matthew Karnes

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16 Jan, 2023

A New Study Finds Significant Misdiagnoses in Emergency Rooms — But is it a False Alarm?

2023-01-16T09:57:08-06:00January 16th, 2023|LDM MedMal Forum|

A new report issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), dated December 15, 2022, alleges: “About 5.7% of patients seen in the emergency department (“ED”) receive an incorrect diagnosis with about 2.0% experiencing an adverse event because of the incorrect diagnosis; some of these adverse events are serious (~0.3%). This translates to about 1 in 18 ED patients receiving an incorrect diagnosis, 1 in 50 suffering an [...]

18 Nov, 2022

Minimum Wage Measure Passes in Nebraska

2022-11-18T09:56:48-06:00November 18th, 2022|Department of Labor, Employment, Latest News|

On November 8, 2022, voters in Nebraska approved a ballot measure to raise the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour, up from $9. The measure, Initiative 433, will gradually increase the state’s wage floor to $15 an hour by 2026. The changes are designed to be made each year as follows: $10.50 on January 1, 2023; $12.00 on January 1, 2024; $13.50 on January 1, 2025; and $15.00 on [...]

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