JD Supra

Cause of Death on Death Certificates: Not a Legal Conclusion

Trial lawyers in personal injury cases frequently see death certificates within the (sometimes) voluminous pages of medical records at issue. The death certificate may be critical in a lawsuit for ...
Columbia Daily Tribune

Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19

This story was reported by: Dillon Bergin, Betsy Ladyzhets, Jake Kincaid and Derek Kravitz of the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and MuckRock’s Documenting COVID-19 project; Rudi Keller of The ...
WBAL-TV

MDH cyberattack leads to another problem: Death certificates unavailable

THAT PART OF THE STORY. DAVID: THE ISSUE IS TAKING A TOLL. WE SPOKE WITH A WIDOW WHO SAYS SHE IS FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY ABOUT ALL SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH WHILE MAKING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. WHEN A LEDOV ONE ...
The Heritage Foundation

Vital and State Records Integrity Act

Whereas the designation of sex is essential for data collection, statistics, and policy for many functions of the state, including public health, education, the protection of sex-specific spaces, ...
The New York Times

When the Death Certificate Omits the True Cause of Death

Having accurate death records saves lives. By Jane E. Brody A combination of journalistic curiosity and advancing years prompts me to read obituaries regularly. I routinely check for ages and causes ...