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Modern Healthcare, December 16, 2008 - Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, have reached a $750,000 settlement with 914-bed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, releasing the hospital from potential liability for administering a heparin overdose to the couple's twin infants last year. The Quaids had not sued the hospital over the November 2007 error. The payment, according to a petition the parties filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Dec. 15, absolves Cedars-Sinai from any claims that could be brought by the parents, though it does not preclude any action in the future by the now 1-year-old children, Zoe and Thomas. The parents, meanwhile, have a pending complaint against Baxter, the drug’s manufacturer, claiming that similar packaging used for drastically different dosages of the blood thinner invited a dangerous mix-up. In a statement issued in the days after incident, without identifying the Quaid children, the hospital apologized and attributed the error to "a failure to follow our standard policies and procedures." A spokeswoman did not return a call seeking comment on the settlement. Dennis Quaid has become a vocal advocate for medical safety. In May, he testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on whether Food and Drug Administration approval should pre-empt the ability of consumers to sue drug and device manufacturers in state courts. He's scheduled as a keynote speaker for the 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference. -- by Gregg Blesch What do you think? Post a comment on this article and share your opinion with other readers. Submit your comments to Modern Healthcare Online at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Please be sure to include your hometown and state, along with your organization and title. Modern Healthcare is the industry's most trusted, credible and relied-upon news source. In print and online, Modern Healthcare examines the most pressing healthcare issues and provides executives with the information they need to make the most informed business decisions and lead their organizations to success. It's for this reason Modern Healthcare is deemed a "must-read publication" by the who's who in healthcare. For more healthcare business news, visit http://www.ModernHealthcare.com. Source: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081216/REG/312169977 » Post Comment
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